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