Syria vs East Timor: Fertility rate: births per woman

Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria rank
70th
East Timor rank
71st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Syria
  • East Timor
02468195019862023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 70th and East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 7.59 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 1.1 live births per woman Syria
1960s 7.53 live births per woman 6.04 live births per woman 1.5 live births per woman Syria
1970s 7.48 live births per woman 5.3 live births per woman 2.18 live births per woman Syria
1980s 6.5 live births per woman 5.6 live births per woman 0.9027 live births per woman Syria
1990s 4.79 live births per woman 5.91 live births per woman 1.12 live births per woman East Timor
2000s 3.7 live births per woman 5.59 live births per woman 1.9 live births per woman East Timor
2010s 3.1 live births per woman 3.92 live births per woman 0.8157 live births per woman East Timor
2020s 2.77 live births per woman 2.85 live births per woman 0.0795 live births per woman East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Syria or East Timor?
Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Syria and East Timor?
0 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syria and East Timor rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Syria ranks 70th and East Timor ranks 71st 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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Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.