Belarus vs Latvia: Fertility rate, total

Belarus
1.22 births per woman
in 2024
Latvia
1.24 births per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
197th
Latvia rank
195th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Belarus
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.24 births per woman against 1.22 births per woman in Belarus, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

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

Belarus ranks 197th and Latvia ranks 195th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 births per woman 1.84 births per woman 0.533 births per woman Belarus
1970s 2.18 births per woman 1.94 births per woman 0.241 births per woman Belarus
1980s 2.06 births per woman 2.04 births per woman 0.0207 births per woman Belarus
1990s 1.52 births per woman 1.43 births per woman 0.0959 births per woman Belarus
2000s 1.33 births per woman 1.38 births per woman 0.0449 births per woman Latvia
2010s 1.58 births per woman 1.56 births per woman 0.0181 births per woman Belarus
2020s 1.3 births per woman 1.44 births per woman 0.1398 births per woman Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Belarus or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.24 births per woman against 1.22 births per woman in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Belarus and Latvia?
0.02 births per woman, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Belarus ranks 197th and Latvia ranks 195th of 217 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
265 places, 17,193 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.