Eritrea vs North America: Fertility rate, total
Eritrea
3.68 births per woman
in 2024
North America
1.59 births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
North America rank
35th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Eritrea
- North America
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.68 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in North America, a difference of 2.09 births per woman.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 36th and North America ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 3.45 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 4.73 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 3.97 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 3 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Eritrea or North America?
- Eritrea, at 3.68 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Eritrea and North America?
- 2.09 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and North America rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 36th and North America ranks 35th 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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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.