Canada vs Latvia: Fertility rate, total
Canada
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Latvia
1.24 births per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
192nd
Latvia rank
195th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.25 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.04 births per woman | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.69 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 0.3445 births per woman | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 0.234 births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.218 births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 0.021 births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.096 births per woman | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Canada or Latvia?
- Canada, at 1.25 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Canada ranks 192nd 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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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.