Austria vs Latvia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Austria
1.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Austria rank
209th
Latvia rank
206th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Austria
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.34 live births per woman against 1.32 live births per woman in Austria, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 209th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.3 live births per woman 1.92 live births per woman 0.3746 live births per woman Austria
1960s 2.69 live births per woman 1.86 live births per woman 0.8382 live births per woman Austria
1970s 1.87 live births per woman 1.93 live births per woman 0.0629 live births per woman Latvia
1980s 1.54 live births per woman 2.05 live births per woman 0.5135 live births per woman Latvia
1990s 1.45 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman 0.0231 live births per woman Austria
2000s 1.39 live births per woman 1.38 live births per woman 0.0071 live births per woman Austria
2010s 1.47 live births per woman 1.57 live births per woman 0.0997 live births per woman Latvia
2020s 1.41 live births per woman 1.48 live births per woman 0.0728 live births per woman Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Austria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.34 live births per woman against 1.32 live births per woman in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Austria and Latvia?
0.02 live births per woman, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Austria ranks 209th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.