Germany vs Ireland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Ireland
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Germany rank
9th
Ireland rank
11th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.57 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th of 34 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.28 births per woman | 3.47 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.43 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 3.53 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 2.6 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.6102 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 0.579 births per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 0.4376 births per woman | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Germany, at 1.57 births per woman against 1.53 births per woman in Ireland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Germany ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th 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.