Belgium vs Germany: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Belgium
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Belgium rank
12th
Germany rank
9th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.57 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 34 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.49 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 0.2065 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.54 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | 0.1075 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 0.2759 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.127 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 0.2733 births per woman | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.3558 births per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 0.2654 births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.57 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Belgium as of 2017.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. 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.