Libya vs Paraguay: Fertility rate: births per woman
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya rank
87th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Libya
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 87th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.21 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.7101 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 7.77 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.95 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 6.42 live births per woman | 4.97 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 0.4651 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.74 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 0.3072 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 0.0281 live births per woman | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 0.0265 live births per woman | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Libya or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Libya and Paraguay?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Libya ranks 87th and Paraguay ranks 84th 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.