Estonia vs Latvia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Estonia
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Estonia rank
203rd
Latvia rank
206th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 203rd and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.1751 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.1045 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1528 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 0.1079 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.0798 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1252 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 0.0376 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.004 live births per woman | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Estonia ranks 203rd and Latvia ranks 206th 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.