Africa Western and Central vs Chad: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.03 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.61 births per woman.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Chad ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 births per woman | 6.34 births per woman | 0.1945 births per woman | Africa Western and Central |
| 1970s | 6.81 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 0.0094 births per woman | Chad |
| 1980s | 6.74 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.2974 births per woman | Chad |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 7.28 births per woman | 1.01 births per woman | Chad |
| 2000s | 5.89 births per woman | 7.14 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | Chad |
| 2010s | 5.34 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.56 births per woman | 6.19 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Western and Central or Chad?
- Chad, at 6.03 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Western and Central and Chad?
- 1.61 births per woman, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Chad?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Chad rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Chad ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (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
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.