Canada vs Greece: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Canada
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Greece
1.33 children per women
in 2023
Canada rank
202nd
Greece rank
205th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Canada
- Greece
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.34 children per women against 1.33 children per women in Greece, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 children per women | 2.25 children per women | 1.24 children per women | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.02 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 0.7944 children per women | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.81 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 0.5075 children per women | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.58 children per women | 1.81 children per women | 0.2254 children per women | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.63 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 0.2437 children per women | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.56 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 0.1894 children per women | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 0.2196 children per women | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.38 children per women | 1.36 children per women | 0.0189 children per women | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Canada or Greece?
- Canada, at 1.34 children per women against 1.33 children per women in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Canada and Greece?
- 0.01 children per women, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Greece rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Canada ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 205th 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).