Laos vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.31 births per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
81st
Saudi Arabia rank
84th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Laos
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.4 births per woman against 2.31 births per woman in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Laos ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 births per woman | 7.64 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 6.29 births per woman | 7.41 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.28 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.3631 births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.42 births per woman | 5.08 births per woman | 0.3478 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.42 births per woman | 0.3861 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman | 0.1416 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 0.2268 births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Laos or Saudi Arabia?
- Laos, at 2.4 births per woman against 2.31 births per woman in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Laos and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Laos ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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.