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
0123191619702024

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

Indicator
Total fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.