Fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.69 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands stood at 1.69 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands peaked at 3.23 live births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.46 live births per woman, in 1994.
Falkland Islands ranks 141st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.88 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.05 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
More population data for Falkland Islands
- Number of children under 5, by world region 90 people (2100)
- Population density 0.1862 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.66 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.3% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Falkland Islands was 1.69 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 live births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 live births per woman in 1994.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Falkland Islands ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.