Estonia vs Singapore: Birth rate

Estonia
8.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
210th
Singapore rank
208th

Birth rate over time

  • Estonia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.07 births per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Estonia ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 17.5 births per 1,000 people 42.07 births per 1,000 people 24.57 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1960s 15.15 births per 1,000 people 29.72 births per 1,000 people 14.57 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1970s 15.17 births per 1,000 people 19.44 births per 1,000 people 4.27 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1980s 15.56 births per 1,000 people 16.82 births per 1,000 people 1.26 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1990s 10.33 births per 1,000 people 14.44 births per 1,000 people 4.11 births per 1,000 people Singapore
2000s 10.49 births per 1,000 people 10.2 births per 1,000 people 0.2875 births per 1,000 people Estonia
2010s 10.74 births per 1,000 people 8.59 births per 1,000 people 2.15 births per 1,000 people Estonia
2020s 9.09 births per 1,000 people 8.2 births per 1,000 people 0.894 births per 1,000 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Estonia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.07 births per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Estonia and Singapore?
0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Singapore rank globally for birth rate?
Estonia ranks 210th and Singapore ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.