Sudan vs Yemen: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Sudan
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Yemen
4.5 births per woman
in 2024
Sudan rank
16th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.5 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.24 births per woman.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Sudan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 births per woman | 8.09 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.87 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.33 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.87 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 0.2318 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.89 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 0.2556 births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.39 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 0.1818 births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.5 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.24 births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Sudan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.