Greece vs Poland: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Greece
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Poland
1.3 live births per woman
in 2023
Greece rank
207th
Poland rank
210th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.33 live births per woman against 1.3 live births per woman in Poland, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Greece ranks 207th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 0.2347 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.1351 live births per woman | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.4173 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.3323 live births per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.0846 live births per woman | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.0184 live births per woman | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.0485 live births per woman | Greece |
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, Greece or Poland?
- Greece, at 1.33 live births per woman against 1.3 live births per woman in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Greece and Poland?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Greece ranks 207th and Poland ranks 210th 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.