Greenland vs Viet Nam: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Greenland
1.87 children per women
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.86 children per women
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Viet Nam rank
122nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Greenland
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.87 children per women against 1.86 children per women in Viet Nam, 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 Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.93 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.2679 children per women | Greenland |
| 1960s | 5.19 children per women | 5.26 children per women | 0.0664 children per women | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 2.32 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 2.77 children per women | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 1.99 children per women | 3.91 children per women | 1.92 children per women | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.3 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.3618 children per women | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2.22 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.3415 children per women | Greenland |
| 2010s | 1.97 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.0554 children per women | Greenland |
| 2020s | 1.89 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.0194 children per women | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Greenland or Viet Nam?
- Greenland, at 1.87 children per women against 1.86 children per women in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Greenland and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 children per women, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Viet Nam rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd 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).