Luxembourg vs Norway: Fertility rate: births per woman
Luxembourg
1.4 live births per woman
in 2023
Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
194th
Norway rank
192nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.41 live births per woman against 1.4 live births per woman in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 194th and Norway ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 0.5848 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 0.5825 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.4523 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.2638 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.1848 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.2168 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.2586 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 0.0833 live births per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.41 live births per woman against 1.4 live births per woman in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Luxembourg ranks 194th and Norway ranks 192nd 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.