Belgium vs Guernsey: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Belgium
1.37 children per women
in 2023
Guernsey
1.35 children per women
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Guernsey rank
199th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Belgium
- Guernsey
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.37 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Guernsey, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Guernsey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.26 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 0.1692 children per women | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.43 children per women | 2.22 children per women | 0.2096 children per women | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.85 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 0.1299 children per women | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.55 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 0.027 children per women | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.59 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 0.1412 children per women | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.72 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 0.2505 children per women | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.7 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 0.2493 children per women | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.51 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 0.1726 children per women | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Belgium or Guernsey?
- Belgium, at 1.37 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Belgium and Guernsey?
- 0.02 children per women, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guernsey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Guernsey rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Guernsey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).