Ireland vs Saint Helena: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Ireland
1.59 children per women
in 2023
Saint Helena
1.61 children per women
in 2023
Ireland rank
150th
Saint Helena rank
147th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Ireland
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 1.61 children per women against 1.59 children per women in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Ireland ranks 150th and Saint Helena ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Saint Helena in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.31 children per women | 5.11 children per women | 1.8 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 0.9875 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 3.43 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 0.1892 children per women | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.56 children per women | 2.42 children per women | 0.138 children per women | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.92 children per women | 1.83 children per women | 0.0841 children per women | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.94 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 0.3595 children per women | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.87 children per women | 1.65 children per women | 0.2204 children per women | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 0.0311 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, Ireland or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 1.61 children per women against 1.59 children per women in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Ireland and Saint Helena?
- 0.02 children per women, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Saint Helena rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Ireland ranks 150th and Saint Helena ranks 147th 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).