Brazil vs Ireland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Brazil
1.58 children per women
in 2023
Ireland
1.59 children per women
in 2023
Brazil rank
151st
Ireland rank
150th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.59 children per women against 1.58 children per women in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 151st and Ireland ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.71 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 1.4 children per women | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.67 children per women | 3.76 children per women | 0.9132 children per women | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.91 children per women | 3.43 children per women | 0.4793 children per women | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.21 children per women | 2.56 children per women | 0.6515 children per women | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.44 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.5221 children per women | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.91 children per women | 1.94 children per women | 0.0379 children per women | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.71 children per women | 1.87 children per women | 0.1603 children per women | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.6 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 0.0473 children per women | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Brazil or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.59 children per women against 1.58 children per women in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.01 children per women, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Brazil ranks 151st and Ireland ranks 150th 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).