Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Eritrea
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.68 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.97 births per woman.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 3.34 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Eritrea, at 3.68 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.97 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.