Ghana vs Nauru: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Ghana
3.4 live births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Nauru rank
49th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Ghana
- Nauru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.4 live births per woman against 3.33 live births per woman in Nauru, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 47th and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.15 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.22 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.5 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.9999 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.0161 live births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.0658 live births per woman | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Ghana or Nauru?
- Ghana, at 3.4 live births per woman against 3.33 live births per woman in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Ghana and Nauru?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Ghana ranks 47th and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.