Greenland vs India: Fertility rate: births per woman
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
India rank
117th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Greenland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 0.2604 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 0.1945 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 5.24 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 4.47 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.651 live births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 0.032 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greenland or India?
- India, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greenland and India?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and India rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 117th 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.