Estonia vs Iceland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Estonia
1.66 births per woman
in 2019
Iceland
1.59 births per woman
in 2023
Estonia rank
3rd
Iceland rank
6th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Estonia
- Iceland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.66 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 34 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.1 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 0.5772 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.16 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 0.0163 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.51 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 0.6279 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.51 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.5506 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.3351 births per woman | Iceland |
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 Iceland?
- Estonia, at 1.66 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Estonia and Iceland?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and Iceland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th 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.