Brazil vs United States of America: Fertility rate, total
Brazil
1.61 births per woman
in 2024
United States of America
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
134th
United States of America rank
133rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 134th and United States of America ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.5 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.53 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.5831 births per woman | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.079 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.0733 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.0104 births per woman | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.02 births per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Brazil ranks 134th and United States of America ranks 133rd 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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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.