Iceland vs Slovakia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Iceland
1.53 children per women
in 2023
Slovakia
1.55 children per women
in 2023
Iceland rank
158th
Slovakia rank
157th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Iceland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1.55 children per women against 1.53 children per women in Iceland, 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 Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 158th and Slovakia ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.85 children per women | 3.14 children per women | 0.71 children per women | Iceland |
| 1960s | 3.57 children per women | 2.63 children per women | 0.9409 children per women | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.62 children per women | 2.41 children per women | 0.2035 children per women | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.15 children per women | 2.16 children per women | 0.0142 children per women | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 2.11 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 0.4714 children per women | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 1.25 children per women | 0.7925 children per women | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.87 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 0.4283 children per women | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.66 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.0888 children per women | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Iceland or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 1.55 children per women against 1.53 children per women in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Iceland and Slovakia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Iceland ranks 158th and Slovakia ranks 157th 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).