Guam vs Libya: Birth rate vs. death rate

Guam
17.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya
17.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guam rank
91st
Libya rank
94th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Guam
  • Libya
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 17.66 births per 1,000 people against 17.02 births per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.64 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Guam ranks 91st and Libya ranks 94th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 33.66 births per 1,000 people 50.35 births per 1,000 people 16.69 births per 1,000 people Libya
1960s 31.73 births per 1,000 people 49.85 births per 1,000 people 18.12 births per 1,000 people Libya
1970s 28.82 births per 1,000 people 45.76 births per 1,000 people 16.94 births per 1,000 people Libya
1980s 25.84 births per 1,000 people 35.83 births per 1,000 people 9.99 births per 1,000 people Libya
1990s 24.99 births per 1,000 people 23.21 births per 1,000 people 1.78 births per 1,000 people Guam
2000s 20.77 births per 1,000 people 23.07 births per 1,000 people 2.3 births per 1,000 people Libya
2010s 20.4 births per 1,000 people 21.9 births per 1,000 people 1.5 births per 1,000 people Libya
2020s 18.14 births per 1,000 people 17.87 births per 1,000 people 0.2763 births per 1,000 people Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Guam or Libya?
Guam, at 17.66 births per 1,000 people against 17.02 births per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Guam and Libya?
0.64 births per 1,000 people, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Libya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and Libya rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Guam ranks 91st and Libya ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.