Dominica vs Iceland: Birth rate

Dominica
11.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
11.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominica rank
150th
Iceland rank
147th

Birth rate over time

  • Dominica
  • Iceland
10203040183819302023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 11.21 births per 1,000 people against 11.09 births per 1,000 people in Dominica, a difference of 0.12 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 150th and Iceland ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 40.08 births per 1,000 people 28.06 births per 1,000 people 12.02 births per 1,000 people Dominica
1960s 38.46 births per 1,000 people 24.23 births per 1,000 people 14.22 births per 1,000 people Dominica
1970s 25.4 births per 1,000 people 20.06 births per 1,000 people 5.34 births per 1,000 people Dominica
1980s 25.1 births per 1,000 people 17.88 births per 1,000 people 7.22 births per 1,000 people Dominica
1990s 22.68 births per 1,000 people 16.58 births per 1,000 people 6.1 births per 1,000 people Dominica
2000s 15.76 births per 1,000 people 14.67 births per 1,000 people 1.09 births per 1,000 people Dominica
2010s 12.95 births per 1,000 people 13.06 births per 1,000 people 0.1024 births per 1,000 people Iceland
2020s 11.22 births per 1,000 people 11.94 births per 1,000 people 0.7218 births per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Dominica or Iceland?
Iceland, at 11.21 births per 1,000 people against 11.09 births per 1,000 people in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Dominica and Iceland?
0.12 births per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iceland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Iceland rank globally for birth rate?
Dominica ranks 150th and Iceland ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.