Guinea vs World: Fertility rate, total
Guinea
4.13 births per woman
in 2024
World
2.19 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea rank
20th
World rank
22nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Guinea
- World
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.13 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World, a difference of 1.94 births per woman.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.17 births per woman | 4.95 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.35 births per woman | 4.22 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.52 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman | 2.96 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.29 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 3.36 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.72 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman | 3.09 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.02 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.31 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea or World?
- Guinea, at 4.13 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea and World?
- 1.94 births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and World rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd of 217 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.