Ireland vs Slovenia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Ireland
1.59 children per women
in 2023
Slovenia
1.57 children per women
in 2023
Ireland rank
150th
Slovenia rank
153rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Ireland
- Slovenia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.59 children per women against 1.57 children per women in Slovenia, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 150th and Slovenia ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.31 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 0.913 children per women | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 2.22 children per women | 1.54 children per women | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.43 children per women | 2.11 children per women | 1.32 children per women | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.56 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.8188 children per women | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.92 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 0.6221 children per women | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.94 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 0.638 children per women | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.87 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 0.2924 children per women | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.59 children per women | 0.0576 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 Slovenia?
- Ireland, at 1.59 children per women against 1.57 children per women in Slovenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Ireland and Slovenia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovenia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Slovenia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Ireland ranks 150th and Slovenia ranks 153rd 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).