Estonia vs Latvia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Estonia
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Estonia rank
203rd
Latvia rank
206th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 203rd and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.1751 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.1045 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1528 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 0.1079 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.0798 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1252 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 0.0376 live births per woman | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.004 live births per woman | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Estonia ranks 203rd and Latvia ranks 206th 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.