Iceland vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Iceland
1.56 births per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.55 births per woman
in 2024
Iceland rank
139th
United Kingdom rank
142nd
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.56 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in United Kingdom, 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 Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 139th and United Kingdom ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.91 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.67 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 0.688 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.18 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.373 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.13 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 0.384 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.06 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.3 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.0788 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 0.0828 births per woman | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iceland or United Kingdom?
- Iceland, at 1.56 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Iceland ranks 139th and United Kingdom ranks 142nd 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.