Algeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fertility rate, total

Algeria
2.72 births per woman
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
66th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Algeria ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 66th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 7.65 births per woman 7.53 births per woman 0.12 births per woman Algeria
1970s 7.47 births per woman 7.48 births per woman 0.0128 births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 6.01 births per woman 6.5 births per woman 0.4953 births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 3.6 births per woman 4.79 births per woman 1.19 births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 2.6 births per woman 3.7 births per woman 1.1 births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 3.01 births per woman 3.1 births per woman 0.0865 births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 2.82 births per woman 2.76 births per woman 0.0646 births per woman Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Algeria or Syrian Arab Republic?
Algeria, at 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Algeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.02 births per woman, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Algeria ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 66th of 218 countries.
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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.