Ireland vs Slovakia: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Ireland
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Slovakia
1.5 births per woman
in 2014
Ireland rank
11th
Slovakia rank
14th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Ireland
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.53 births per woman against 1.5 births per woman in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Slovakia ahead.

Ireland ranks 11th and Slovakia ranks 14th of 34 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Slovakia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.45 births per woman 3.29 births per woman 0.1642 births per woman Ireland
1960s 3.92 births per woman 2.76 births per woman 1.17 births per woman Ireland
1970s 3.53 births per woman 2.49 births per woman 1.04 births per woman Ireland
1980s 2.6 births per woman 2.22 births per woman 0.3809 births per woman Ireland
1990s 1.94 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 0.2642 births per woman Ireland
2000s 1.96 births per woman 1.27 births per woman 0.6862 births per woman Ireland
2010s 1.97 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 0.5106 births per woman Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Ireland or Slovakia?
Ireland, at 1.53 births per woman against 1.5 births per woman in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Ireland and Slovakia?
0.03 births per woman, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2014.
How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Ireland ranks 11th and Slovakia ranks 14th 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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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

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