Iceland vs United Kingdom: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Iceland

1.56 births per woman

in 2024

United Kingdom

1.55 births per woman

in 2024

Iceland rank

139th

United Kingdom rank

142nd

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

Iceland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.56 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.009 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 139th and United Kingdom ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit: births per woman
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.