Germany vs Russian Federation: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Russian Federation
1.58 births per woman
in 2018
Germany rank
9th
Russian Federation rank
7th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Germany
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 1.58 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | 0.215 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.43 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 0.2386 births per woman | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 0.3303 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 0.5938 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 0.083 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.0335 births per woman | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.2094 births per woman | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 1.58 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Germany and Russian Federation?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russian Federation?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2017.
- How do Germany and Russian Federation rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Germany ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 7th 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.