Nepal vs Viet Nam: Fertility rate, total

Nepal
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.9 births per woman
in 2024
Nepal rank
106th
Viet Nam rank
109th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Nepal
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.96 births per woman against 1.9 births per woman in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Nepal ranks 106th and Viet Nam ranks 109th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 6.01 births per woman 6.07 births per woman 0.0604 births per woman Viet Nam
1970s 5.74 births per woman 5.65 births per woman 0.093 births per woman Nepal
1980s 5.45 births per woman 4.21 births per woman 1.24 births per woman Nepal
1990s 4.78 births per woman 2.81 births per woman 1.97 births per woman Nepal
2000s 3.24 births per woman 1.95 births per woman 1.29 births per woman Nepal
2010s 2.3 births per woman 1.98 births per woman 0.3196 births per woman Nepal
2020s 2 births per woman 1.93 births per woman 0.0778 births per woman Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nepal or Viet Nam?
Nepal, at 1.96 births per woman against 1.9 births per woman in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Nepal and Viet Nam?
0.06 births per woman, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Viet Nam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Viet Nam rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Nepal ranks 106th and Viet Nam ranks 109th 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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.