Belgium vs Ireland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Belgium
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Ireland
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Belgium rank
12th
Ireland rank
11th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.53 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0 births per woman.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 11th of 34 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.47 births per woman | 3.45 births per woman | 0.9772 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.54 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.91 births per woman | 3.53 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.58 births per woman | 2.6 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.3369 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 0.2232 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 0.1605 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 0.0723 births per woman | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.53 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0 births per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 11th 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.