Belgium vs France: Birth rate by women's age group
Belgium
3.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
France
3.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Belgium rank
213th
France rank
214th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 3.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in France, a difference of 0.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 213th and France ranks 214th of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 32.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 1960s | 27.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 33.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 1970s | 27.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 33.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 1980s | 14.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 1990s | 10.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.0198 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 2000s | 10.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.4046 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 2010s | 7.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
| 2020s | 4.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.1268 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 3.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 3.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Belgium and France?
- 0.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Belgium ranks 213th and France ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.