Brazil vs Ireland: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Brazil
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Ireland
1.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Brazil rank
150th
Ireland rank
152nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.62 live births per woman against 1.6 live births per woman in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 150th and Ireland ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.09 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1960s | 5.65 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.5 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 0.9723 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 0.9285 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 0.6541 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 0.0162 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.1283 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 0.0208 live births per woman | Ireland |
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, Brazil or Ireland?
- Brazil, at 1.62 live births per woman against 1.6 live births per woman in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Brazil ranks 150th and Ireland ranks 152nd 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.