Honduras vs Laos: Birth rate

Honduras
21.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos
21.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Honduras rank
66th
Laos rank
69th

Birth rate over time

  • Honduras
  • Laos
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 21.96 births per 1,000 people against 21.27 births per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.69 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 66th and Laos ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 51.51 births per 1,000 people 46.45 births per 1,000 people 5.06 births per 1,000 people Honduras
1960s 47.81 births per 1,000 people 44.42 births per 1,000 people 3.38 births per 1,000 people Honduras
1970s 45.83 births per 1,000 people 44.18 births per 1,000 people 1.64 births per 1,000 people Honduras
1980s 41.48 births per 1,000 people 43.23 births per 1,000 people 1.75 births per 1,000 people Laos
1990s 36.79 births per 1,000 people 38.88 births per 1,000 people 2.09 births per 1,000 people Laos
2000s 30.27 births per 1,000 people 29.77 births per 1,000 people 0.5048 births per 1,000 people Honduras
2010s 24.45 births per 1,000 people 25.12 births per 1,000 people 0.673 births per 1,000 people Laos
2020s 22.38 births per 1,000 people 21.93 births per 1,000 people 0.452 births per 1,000 people Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Honduras or Laos?
Honduras, at 21.96 births per 1,000 people against 21.27 births per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Honduras and Laos?
0.69 births per 1,000 people, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Laos rank globally for birth rate?
Honduras ranks 66th and Laos ranks 69th 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.