Belgium vs Cyprus: Fertility rate: births per woman
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Cyprus
1.39 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Cyprus rank
195th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Belgium
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Cyprus ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Cyprus in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 0.8812 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.5537 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 0.8257 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.61 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.4825 live births per woman | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.2291 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.3706 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.1412 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Belgium or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.39 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belgium and Cyprus?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Cyprus rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Cyprus ranks 195th 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
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.