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
1234194719852023

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

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.