Palau vs Tunisia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Palau
1.88 births per woman
in 2024
Tunisia
1.82 births per woman
in 2024
Palau rank
113th
Tunisia rank
115th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Palau
- Tunisia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.88 births per woman against 1.82 births per woman in Tunisia, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.0597 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 5 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 0.914 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 3.08 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.2884 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 0.0262 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 0.2162 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.93 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.0684 births per woman | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Palau or Tunisia?
- Palau, at 1.88 births per woman against 1.82 births per woman in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Palau and Tunisia?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tunisia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Tunisia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Palau ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.