Ireland vs Slovakia: Fertility rate, total
Ireland
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Slovakia
1.46 births per woman
in 2024
Ireland rank
159th
Slovakia rank
161st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ireland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.47 births per woman against 1.46 births per woman in Slovakia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 159th and Slovakia ranks 161st of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.52 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 1.02 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 0.378 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 0.269 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | 0.688 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.429 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 0.012 births per woman | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ireland or Slovakia?
- Ireland, at 1.47 births per woman against 1.46 births per woman in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ireland and Slovakia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ireland ranks 159th and Slovakia ranks 161st 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.