Libya vs Suriname: Birth rate
Libya
17.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Suriname
17.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
94th
Suriname rank
92nd
Birth rate over time
- Libya
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 17.3 births per 1,000 people against 17.02 births per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.28 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.35 births per 1,000 people | 44.44 births per 1,000 people | 5.91 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1960s | 49.85 births per 1,000 people | 40.69 births per 1,000 people | 9.16 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1970s | 45.76 births per 1,000 people | 31.91 births per 1,000 people | 13.85 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 35.83 births per 1,000 people | 31.82 births per 1,000 people | 4 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 23.21 births per 1,000 people | 26.97 births per 1,000 people | 3.75 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 23.07 births per 1,000 people | 22.75 births per 1,000 people | 0.3142 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 21.9 births per 1,000 people | 19.43 births per 1,000 people | 2.47 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 17.87 births per 1,000 people | 17.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.3592 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Libya or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 17.3 births per 1,000 people against 17.02 births per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Libya and Suriname?
- 0.28 births per 1,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for birth rate?
- Libya ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 92nd 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.