France vs United States: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
France
1.61 births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
France rank
135th
United States rank
133rd
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in France, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
France ranks 135th and United States ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 0.2286 births per woman | United States |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.232 births per woman | France |
| 1980s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.0166 births per woman | United States |
| 1990s | 1.76 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.2572 births per woman | United States |
| 2000s | 1.94 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.1155 births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.1249 births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.099 births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, France or United States?
- United States, at 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between France and United States?
- 0.02 births per woman, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and United States rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- France ranks 135th and United States 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.