Belgium vs Luxembourg: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Belgium
1.37
in 2023
Luxembourg
1.38
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Luxembourg rank
194th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
0123184119322023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.38 against 1.37 in Belgium, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 196th and Luxembourg ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1950s 2.26 1.98 0.286 Belgium
1960s 2.43 2.17 0.2596 Belgium
1970s 1.85 1.58 0.2678 Belgium
1980s 1.55 1.42 0.1309 Belgium
1990s 1.59 1.65 0.0633 Luxembourg
2000s 1.72 1.61 0.1165 Belgium
2010s 1.7 1.45 0.2501 Belgium
2020s 1.51 1.36 0.1494 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Belgium or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 1.38 against 1.37 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Belgium and Luxembourg?
0.01, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Belgium ranks 196th and Luxembourg ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed