Guatemala vs Libya: Fertility rate: births per woman
Guatemala
2.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Guatemala rank
89th
Libya rank
87th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Guatemala
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.35 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Guatemala ranks 89th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 0.2841 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.77 live births per woman | 0.932 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.95 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 0.5786 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.11 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.04 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.3791 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.43 live births per woman | 0.0535 live births per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guatemala or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.35 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guatemala and Libya?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Libya rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guatemala ranks 89th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.