East Asia & Pacific vs Ghana: Fertility rate, total
East Asia & Pacific
1.34 births per woman
in 2024
Ghana
3.34 births per woman
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
44th
Ghana rank
46th
Fertility rate, total over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.34 births per woman against 1.34 births per woman in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2 births per woman.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.45 births per woman | 6.91 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.06 births per woman | 6.77 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 2.87 births per woman | 6.15 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.02 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.84 births per woman | 4.5 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.84 births per woman | 3.95 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.39 births per woman | 3.44 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, East Asia & Pacific or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.34 births per woman against 1.34 births per woman in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between East Asia & Pacific and Ghana?
- 2 births per woman, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Ghana rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th and Ghana ranks 46th 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.