Singapore vs Vatican: Fertility rate: births per woman
Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Vatican rank
227th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Singapore
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 1 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.057 live births per woman.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 230th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.31 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 5.31 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1960s | 4.63 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.38 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.5846 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.4271 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.11 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.1107 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9623 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0377 live births per woman | Vatican |
| 2020s | 0.943 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.057 live births per woman | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Singapore or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 1 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Singapore and Vatican?
- 0.057 live births per woman, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Vatican rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Singapore ranks 230th and Vatican ranks 227th 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.