Syria vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
73rd
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Syria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.59 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 7.53 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.8602 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 7.48 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 6.5 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.79 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.7 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.9479 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.1 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 0.1605 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.77 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.032 live births per woman | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Syria or Turkmenistan?
- Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Syria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Syria ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd 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.