Italy vs Luxembourg: Fertility rate, total

Italy
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Luxembourg
1.25 births per woman
in 2023
Italy rank
197th
Luxembourg rank
194th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.25 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Italy, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 194th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 2.14 births per woman 1.63 births per woman 0.51 births per woman Italy
1980s 1.45 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 0.009 births per woman Luxembourg
1990s 1.24 births per woman 1.69 births per woman 0.441 births per woman Luxembourg
2000s 1.34 births per woman 1.64 births per woman 0.304 births per woman Luxembourg
2010s 1.37 births per woman 1.48 births per woman 0.107 births per woman Luxembourg
2020s 1.23 births per woman 1.32 births per woman 0.0925 births per woman Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Italy or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 1.25 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Italy and Luxembourg?
0.05 births per woman, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Italy ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release