Italy vs Thailand: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Italy
1.18 births per woman
in 2024
Thailand
1.2 births per woman
in 2024
Italy rank
198th
Thailand rank
197th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.2 births per woman against 1.18 births per woman in Italy, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Italy ranks 198th and Thailand ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.14 births per woman | 4.46 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.24 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.6735 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 0.3134 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.37 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.0838 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 0.002 births per woman | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Italy or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.2 births per woman against 1.18 births per woman in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Italy and Thailand?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Italy ranks 198th and Thailand ranks 197th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.