Belgium vs Cyprus: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Cyprus
1.39 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Cyprus rank
195th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Belgium
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Cyprus ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Cyprus in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 0.8812 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.5537 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 0.8257 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.61 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.4825 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.2291 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.3706 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1412 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Belgium or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Belgium and Cyprus?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Cyprus rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Cyprus ranks 195th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.