Estonia vs United States of America: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Estonia
1.66 births per woman
in 2019
United States of America
1.62 births per woman
in 2023
Estonia rank
3rd
United States of America rank
4th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.66 births per woman against 1.62 births per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was United States of America ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.95 births per woman | 3.69 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1960s | 1.97 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.1705 births per woman | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.16 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.317 births per woman | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.51 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.5062 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.51 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.5506 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.2194 births per woman | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Estonia, at 1.66 births per woman against 1.62 births per woman in United States of America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Estonia and United States of America?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th 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.