Algeria vs Paraguay: Birth rate

Algeria
19.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Paraguay
19.98 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Algeria rank
81st
Paraguay rank
80th

Birth rate over time

  • Algeria
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 19.98 births per 1,000 people against 19.62 births per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 0.36 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 49.73 births per 1,000 people 43.5 births per 1,000 people 6.23 births per 1,000 people Algeria
1960s 47.99 births per 1,000 people 40.7 births per 1,000 people 7.29 births per 1,000 people Algeria
1970s 44.97 births per 1,000 people 35.51 births per 1,000 people 9.46 births per 1,000 people Algeria
1980s 37.8 births per 1,000 people 36.44 births per 1,000 people 1.37 births per 1,000 people Algeria
1990s 25.08 births per 1,000 people 31.34 births per 1,000 people 6.25 births per 1,000 people Paraguay
2000s 21.2 births per 1,000 people 24.24 births per 1,000 people 3.04 births per 1,000 people Paraguay
2010s 25.03 births per 1,000 people 22.33 births per 1,000 people 2.7 births per 1,000 people Algeria
2020s 20.98 births per 1,000 people 20.52 births per 1,000 people 0.468 births per 1,000 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Algeria or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 19.98 births per 1,000 people against 19.62 births per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Algeria and Paraguay?
0.36 births per 1,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Paraguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Paraguay rank globally for birth rate?
Algeria ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.