Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Papua New Guinea
3.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Tajikistan
3.07 live births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Tajikistan rank
58th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1 live births per woman against 3.07 live births per woman in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tajikistan ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.82 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.4876 live births per woman | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.6172 live births per woman | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 5.48 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 0.4549 live births per woman | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.86 live births per woman | 4.61 live births per woman | 0.2475 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.25 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 0.8157 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.59 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 0.2009 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.0433 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.1 live births per woman against 3.07 live births per woman in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tajikistan ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); 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.