Belarus vs Denmark: Total fertility rate: births per woman
Belarus
1.45 births per woman
in 2018
Denmark
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
21st
Denmark rank
19th
Total fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Belarus
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.47 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Belarus, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Denmark ahead.
Belarus ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 0.094 births per woman | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.19 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.349 births per woman | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.07 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 0.5913 births per woman | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 0.217 births per woman | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.4653 births per woman | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 0.1393 births per woman | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Belarus or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.47 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Belarus and Denmark?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Denmark?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Belarus and Denmark rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belarus ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 19th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.