Belarus vs Italy: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Belarus
1.22 births per woman
in 2024
Italy
1.18 births per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
195th
Italy rank
198th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Belarus
- Italy
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.22 births per woman against 1.18 births per woman in Italy, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 195th and Italy ranks 198th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 0.131 births per woman | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.18 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.042 births per woman | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.06 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.6047 births per woman | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | 0.2789 births per woman | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.0059 births per woman | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 0.2131 births per woman | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.3 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.0742 births per woman | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Belarus or Italy?
- Belarus, at 1.22 births per woman against 1.18 births per woman in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Belarus and Italy?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Belarus ranks 195th and Italy ranks 198th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.