Ireland vs Luxembourg: Birth rate
Ireland
10.25 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
10.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
164th
Luxembourg rank
163rd
Birth rate over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.44 births per 1,000 people against 10.25 births per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.18 births per 1,000 people | 15.79 births per 1,000 people | 6.38 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 21.57 births per 1,000 people | 15.32 births per 1,000 people | 6.25 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 21.63 births per 1,000 people | 11.43 births per 1,000 people | 10.19 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 18.29 births per 1,000 people | 11.7 births per 1,000 people | 6.59 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 14.19 births per 1,000 people | 13.06 births per 1,000 people | 1.13 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.39 births per 1,000 people | 11.67 births per 1,000 people | 3.72 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 14.27 births per 1,000 people | 10.58 births per 1,000 people | 3.7 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 10.99 births per 1,000 people | 10.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.7045 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.44 births per 1,000 people against 10.25 births per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for birth rate?
- Ireland ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.