France vs United States of America: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
France
1.76 births per woman
in 2022
United States of America
1.62 births per woman
in 2023
France rank
2nd
United States of America rank
4th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- France
- United States of America
How they compare
France currently reports 1.76 births per woman against 1.62 births per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0.14 births per woman.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1946 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.01 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman | 0.0092 births per woman | France |
| 1950s | 2.74 births per woman | 3.47 births per woman | 0.726 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.76 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.2865 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.1845 births per woman | France |
| 1980s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.0039 births per woman | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.2789 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.92 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.1359 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.93 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.1041 births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 0.1267 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, France or United States of America?
- France, at 1.76 births per woman against 1.62 births per woman in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between France and United States of America?
- 0.14 births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2022.
- How do France and United States of America rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- France ranks 2nd 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.