Germany vs Iceland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Iceland
1.59 births per woman
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
Iceland rank
6th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.59 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th 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 | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 0.7288 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.33 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 0.8013 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.6811 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.5081 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, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.59 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Germany ranks 9th 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.