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
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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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.