Iceland vs United States of America: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Iceland
1.59 births per woman
in 2023
United States of America
1.62 births per woman
in 2023
Iceland rank
6th
United States of America rank
4th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Iceland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.62 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.68 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.6274 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.67 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.7477 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.18 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.3333 births per woman | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.13 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.1217 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.06 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0 births per woman | — |
| 2010s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.1157 births per woman | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.0965 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, Iceland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.62 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Iceland and United States of America?
- 0.03 births per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Iceland ranks 6th 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.