Laos vs Libya: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Laos

2.42 live births per woman

in 2023

Libya

2.35 live births per woman

in 2023

Laos rank

85th

Libya rank

87th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Laos
Libya

How they compare

Laos currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.066 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 85th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.