Brazil vs Ireland: Fertility rate: births per woman
Brazil
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Ireland
1.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Brazil rank
150th
Ireland rank
152nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.62 live births per woman against 1.6 live births per woman in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 150th and Ireland ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.09 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1960s | 5.65 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.5 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 0.9723 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 0.9285 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 0.6541 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 0.0162 live births per woman | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.1283 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 0.0208 live births per woman | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Brazil or Ireland?
- Brazil, at 1.62 live births per woman against 1.6 live births per woman in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Brazil ranks 150th and Ireland ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.