Belarus vs Lithuania: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Belarus
1.45 births per woman
in 2018
Lithuania
1.48 births per woman
in 2020
Belarus rank
21st
Lithuania rank
18th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Belarus
  • Lithuania
0123195919892020

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.48 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Belarus, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Lithuania ahead.

Belarus ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 18th of 34 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Lithuania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.29 births per woman 2.29 births per woman 0.0007 births per woman Lithuania
1970s 2.19 births per woman 2.22 births per woman 0.0323 births per woman Lithuania
1980s 2.07 births per woman 2.05 births per woman 0.0246 births per woman Belarus
1990s 1.52 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 0.1509 births per woman Lithuania
2000s 1.33 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.0057 births per woman Lithuania
2010s 1.6 births per woman 1.61 births per woman 0.0071 births per woman Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Belarus or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 1.48 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Belarus as of 2020.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Belarus and Lithuania?
0.03 births per woman, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Belarus and Lithuania rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Belarus ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 18th 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.