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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.