Greece vs Latvia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Greece
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Greece rank
207th
Latvia rank
206th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Greece
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.34 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 207th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.4 live births per woman 1.92 live births per woman 0.4816 live births per woman Greece
1960s 2.35 live births per woman 1.86 live births per woman 0.4894 live births per woman Greece
1970s 2.4 live births per woman 1.93 live births per woman 0.4619 live births per woman Greece
1980s 1.84 live births per woman 2.05 live births per woman 0.2073 live births per woman Latvia
1990s 1.4 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman 0.0254 live births per woman Latvia
2000s 1.38 live births per woman 1.38 live births per woman 0.0048 live births per woman Greece
2010s 1.36 live births per woman 1.57 live births per woman 0.2132 live births per woman Latvia
2020s 1.36 live births per woman 1.48 live births per woman 0.1165 live births per woman Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greece or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.34 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greece and Latvia?
0.01 live births per woman, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Greece ranks 207th 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

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.