Chile vs Denmark: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Chile
1.46 births per woman
in 2020
Denmark
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
20th
Denmark rank
19th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Chile
  • Denmark
0123191619702024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.47 births per woman against 1.46 births per woman in Chile, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 19th of 34 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 2.3 births per woman 1.76 births per woman 0.5416 births per woman Chile
2000s 1.96 births per woman 1.8 births per woman 0.1623 births per woman Chile
2010s 1.8 births per woman 1.74 births per woman 0.0628 births per woman Chile
2020s 1.46 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 0.217 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, Chile or Denmark?
Denmark, at 1.47 births per woman against 1.46 births per woman in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Chile and Denmark?
0.01 births per woman, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Chile ranks 20th 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.