Denmark vs Ireland: Fertility rate, total

Denmark
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Ireland
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Denmark rank
159th
Ireland rank
159th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.47 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Ireland, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Denmark ranks 159th and Ireland ranks 159th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.46 births per woman 3.9 births per woman 1.43 births per woman Ireland
1970s 1.84 births per woman 3.52 births per woman 1.68 births per woman Ireland
1980s 1.48 births per woman 2.6 births per woman 1.12 births per woman Ireland
1990s 1.74 births per woman 1.94 births per woman 0.2 births per woman Ireland
2000s 1.8 births per woman 1.96 births per woman 0.16 births per woman Ireland
2010s 1.74 births per woman 1.87 births per woman 0.134 births per woman Ireland
2020s 1.58 births per woman 1.56 births per woman 0.024 births per woman Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Denmark or Ireland?
Denmark, at 1.47 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Denmark and Ireland?
0 births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Denmark ranks 159th and Ireland ranks 159th 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.