Denmark vs Lithuania: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Denmark
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Lithuania
1.48 births per woman
in 2020
Denmark rank
19th
Lithuania rank
18th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Denmark
  • Lithuania
0123191619702024

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.48 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Lithuania ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 18th of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.52 births per woman 2.62 births per woman 0.107 births per woman Lithuania
1960s 2.46 births per woman 2.38 births per woman 0.0852 births per woman Denmark
1970s 1.84 births per woman 2.22 births per woman 0.3813 births per woman Lithuania
1980s 1.48 births per woman 2.05 births per woman 0.5667 births per woman Lithuania
1990s 1.74 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 0.0661 births per woman Denmark
2000s 1.8 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.4596 births per woman Denmark
2010s 1.74 births per woman 1.61 births per woman 0.1285 births per woman Denmark
2020s 1.68 births per woman 1.48 births per woman 0.197 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, Denmark or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 1.48 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Denmark and Lithuania?
0.01 births per woman, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Denmark ranks 19th 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.