Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Yemen: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.5 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.45 births per woman.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 8.09 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.64 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.12 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.68 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 4.74 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.71 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.45 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.12 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.5 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
- 1.45 births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.