Estonia vs France: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Estonia
1.66 births per woman
in 2019
France
1.76 births per woman
in 2022
Estonia rank
3rd
France rank
2nd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Estonia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.76 births per woman against 1.66 births per woman in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 births per woman.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was France ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and France ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.95 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman | 0.806 births per woman | France |
| 1960s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.7934 births per woman | France |
| 1970s | 2.1 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 0.014 births per woman | France |
| 1980s | 2.16 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.3209 births per woman | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.51 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.2273 births per woman | France |
| 2000s | 1.51 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.4147 births per woman | France |
| 2010s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.3235 births per woman | France |
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, Estonia or France?
- France, at 1.76 births per woman against 1.66 births per woman in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Estonia and France?
- 0.1 births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and France rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and France ranks 2nd 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.