Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Lebanon

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Lebanon chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.24 in Lebanon in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs Lebanon population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	Lebanon
1960	3.14	5.88
1961	3.12	5.89
1962	3.13	5.9
1963	3.11	5.91
1964	3.08	5.85
1965	3.01	5.77
1966	2.97	5.68
1967	2.98	5.57
1968	3.01	5.45
1969	3.05	5.32
1970	3.09	5.19
1971	3.11	5.05
1972	3.14	4.91
1973	3.17	4.79
1974	3.22	4.65
1975	3.27	4.52
1976	3.32	4.39
1977	3.36	4.28
1978	3.36	4.18
1979	3.34	4.08
1980	3.3	4.01
1981	3.25	3.95
1982	3.2	3.86
1983	3.15	3.73
1984	3.12	3.66
1985	3.07	3.53
1986	3.05	3.47
1987	3.04	3.42
1988	3.05	3.39
1989	3.02	3.36
1990	3.03	3.27
1991	3.01	3.16
1992	2.99	3.05
1993	2.97	2.94
1994	2.94	2.82
1995	2.86	2.73
1996	2.78	2.7
1997	2.71	2.67
1998	2.66	2.65
1999	2.64	2.63
2000	2.59	2.6
2001	2.53	2.58
2002	2.49	2.52
2003	2.45	2.46
2004	2.43	2.38
2005	2.43	2.29
2006	2.4	2.24
2007	2.37	2.2
2008	2.43	2.17
2009	2.4	2.19
2010	2.41	2.26
2011	2.39	2.32
2012	2.3	2.35
2013	2.34	2.36
2014	2.39	2.38
2015	2.35	2.38
2016	2.24	2.39
2017	2.17	2.37
2018	2.07	2.35
2019	1.88	2.33
2020	1.6	2.31
2021	1.59	2.28
2022	1.48	2.26
2023	1.5	2.24
2024	1.5	2.23
2025	1.5	2.21
2026	1.51	2.19
2027	1.51	2.17
2028	1.51	2.15
2029	1.51	2.13
2030	1.51	2.11
2031	1.51	2.1
2032	1.52	2.09
2033	1.52	2.07
2034	1.52	2.06
2035	1.52	2.05
2036	1.52	2.03
2037	1.52	2.02
2038	1.52	2.01
2039	1.52	2
2040	1.52	1.98
2041	1.52	1.97
2042	1.52	1.97
2043	1.53	1.96
2044	1.53	1.95
2045	1.53	1.94
2046	1.53	1.93
2047	1.53	1.92
2048	1.53	1.92
2049	1.53	1.91
2050	1.54	1.9

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Lebanon
1960	31.2%	42.4%
1961	31.1%	43.1%
1962	31%	43.6%
1963	30.8%	44.1%
1964	30.6%	44.4%
1965	30.5%	44.4%
1966	30.2%	44.2%
1967	30%	43.9%
1968	29.8%	43.6%
1969	29.7%	43.3%
1970	29.6%	42.9%
1971	29.5%	42.5%
1972	29.5%	42.1%
1973	29.5%	41.7%
1974	29.6%	41.3%
1975	29.7%	40.9%
1976	29.8%	40.6%
1977	29.9%	40.3%
1978	30.1%	39.8%
1979	30.3%	39.4%
1980	30.5%	39%
1981	30.6%	38.7%
1982	30.8%	38.4%
1983	30.9%	38.2%
1984	31%	38%
1985	31%	37.7%
1986	30.9%	37.5%
1987	30.9%	37.3%
1988	30.7%	37.1%
1989	30.6%	36.9%
1990	30.4%	36.7%
1991	30.3%	36.5%
1992	30%	36.2%
1993	29.8%	35.8%
1994	29.6%	35.3%
1995	29.3%	34.8%
1996	29.1%	34.2%
1997	28.8%	33.6%
1998	28.6%	33.1%
1999	28.4%	32.5%
2000	28.2%	31.9%
2001	27.9%	31.4%
2002	27.7%	30.8%
2003	27.5%	30.2%
2004	27.2%	29.6%
2005	26.9%	28.9%
2006	26.7%	28.3%
2007	26.4%	27.7%
2008	26.1%	27.2%
2009	25.9%	26.8%
2010	25.7%	26.4%
2011	25.5%	26.1%
2012	25.3%	25.9%
2013	25.2%	25.7%
2014	25%	25.6%
2015	24.9%	25.8%
2016	24.7%	26.4%
2017	24.6%	26.9%
2018	24.4%	27.5%
2019	24.1%	27.9%
2020	23.7%	27.9%
2021	23.2%	27.6%
2022	22.8%	27.2%
2023	22.2%	26.7%
2024	21.6%	26.2%
2025	21%	25.6%
2026	20.4%	25%
2027	19.9%	24.3%
2028	19.3%	23.7%
2029	18.7%	23.2%
2030	18.1%	22.7%
2031	17.6%	22.3%
2032	17.1%	22%
2033	16.7%	21.8%
2034	16.4%	21.8%
2035	16.2%	21.8%
2036	16.2%	21.7%
2037	16.1%	21.6%
2038	16.2%	21.6%
2039	16.2%	21.5%
2040	16.2%	21.5%
2041	16.1%	21.4%
2042	16.1%	21.3%
2043	16.1%	21.2%
2044	16%	21.1%
2045	16%	21%
2046	15.9%	20.9%
2047	15.8%	20.7%
2048	15.7%	20.5%
2049	15.6%	20.3%
2050	15.5%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 26.2% in Lebanon in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 36.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Lebanon compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Lebanon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +1.22% in Lebanon. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	Lebanon
1960	315,943	52,515
1961	317,816	53,995
1962	316,952	55,585
1963	317,041	57,054
1964	311,020	57,808
1965	304,734	58,195
1966	303,981	58,546
1967	308,904	58,957
1968	312,440	59,247
1969	319,108	59,829
1970	339,096	60,593
1971	344,889	61,278
1972	357,835	62,216
1973	370,856	63,420
1974	388,107	64,425
1975	409,561	55,423
1976	422,330	11,138
1977	441,647	60,232
1978	448,413	60,829
1979	449,952	61,184
1980	443,732	63,053
1981	442,501	65,084
1982	431,926	41,602
1983	426,145	66,056
1984	423,279	66,785
1985	428,866	66,368
1986	436,760	67,162
1987	443,404	69,058
1988	455,701	70,444
1989	460,991	74,577
1990	466,640	73,629
1991	474,960	79,274
1992	473,226	77,447
1993	474,791	75,278
1994	481,958	73,069
1995	469,658	71,016
1996	458,199	71,286
1997	450,930	71,486
1998	440,184	71,889
1999	444,038	72,437
2000	437,562	72,642
2001	430,579	73,160
2002	424,825	72,648
2003	410,141	71,232
2004	417,970	69,675
2005	428,247	67,778
2006	424,591	65,932
2007	402,889	66,965
2008	442,442	67,132
2009	439,271	69,004
2010	441,335	72,605
2011	448,730	75,523
2012	411,540	77,248
2013	421,694	80,218
2014	450,462	92,285
2015	444,161	97,385
2016	391,767	91,551
2017	375,260	84,172
2018	346,031	77,165
2019	280,005	70,486
2020	151,347	59,903
2021	88,677	46,614
2022	96,673	60,909
2023	154,648	58,786

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Lebanon

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 15 deaths in Lebanon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Lebanon
1985	80	59
1986	76	58
1987	73	65
1988	70	65
1989	68	49
1990	68	48
1991	67	38
1992	65	36
1993	62	33
1994	62	30
1995	60	29
1996	59	28
1997	60	27
1998	57	26
1999	57	25
2000	58	24
2001	60	22
2002	59	21
2003	61	19
2004	58	18
2005	57	17
2006	60	17
2007	62	16
2008	59	15
2009	62	15
2010	55	15
2011	48	15
2012	49	14
2013	47	13
2014	43	14
2015	39	15
2016	40	15
2017	38	15
2018	38	15
2019	36	15
2020	40	27
2021	76	54
2022	39	15
2023	33	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 1.83% in Lebanon. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	Lebanon
1960	-	7.48%
1961	-	7.24%
1962	-	7.01%
1963	-	6.8%
1964	-	6.62%
1965	-	6.46%
1966	-	6.33%
1967	-	6.22%
1968	-	6.14%
1969	7.25%	6.07%
1970	7.17%	6.01%
1971	7.08%	5.98%
1972	6.97%	5.93%
1973	6.82%	5.88%
1974	6.61%	5.81%
1975	6.33%	5.73%
1976	5.98%	18.6%
1977	5.56%	7.51%
1978	5.12%	7.54%
1979	4.68%	7.6%
1980	4.28%	7.39%
1981	3.94%	7.16%
1982	3.65%	12.2%
1983	3.41%	5.39%
1984	3.21%	5.18%
1985	3.06%	4.96%
1986	2.96%	4.74%
1987	2.91%	5.75%
1988	2.9%	5.53%
1989	2.89%	3.34%
1990	2.88%	3.18%
1991	2.84%	3.03%
1992	2.76%	2.88%
1993	2.66%	2.75%
1994	2.54%	2.63%
1995	2.42%	2.52%
1996	2.31%	2.4%
1997	2.19%	2.3%
1998	2.09%	2.19%
1999	2.01%	2.09%
2000	1.94%	1.99%
2001	1.88%	1.89%
2002	1.83%	1.78%
2003	1.78%	1.69%
2004	1.73%	1.6%
2005	1.67%	1.52%
2006	1.62%	1.44%
2007	1.58%	1.38%
2008	1.54%	1.33%
2009	1.49%	1.3%
2010	1.44%	1.27%
2011	1.39%	1.25%
2012	1.33%	1.24%
2013	1.27%	1.24%
2014	1.22%	1.25%
2015	1.17%	1.27%
2016	1.14%	1.31%
2017	1.1%	1.35%
2018	1.07%	1.4%
2019	1.05%	1.47%
2020	1.03%	1.55%
2021	1%	1.63%
2022	0.98%	1.73%
2023	0.96%	1.83%