Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate, total
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.31 births per woman
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
81st
Saudi Arabia rank
84th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 81st and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.42 births per woman | 0.3861 births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman | 0.1416 births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 0.2268 births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Saudi Arabia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.