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
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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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.