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