Greece vs Poland: Fertility rate: births per woman
Greece
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Poland
1.3 live births per woman
in 2023
Greece rank
207th
Poland rank
210th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.33 live births per woman against 1.3 live births per woman in Poland, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Greece ranks 207th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 0.2347 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.1351 live births per woman | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.4173 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.3323 live births per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.0846 live births per woman | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.0184 live births per woman | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.0485 live births per woman | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greece or Poland?
- Greece, at 1.33 live births per woman against 1.3 live births per woman in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greece and Poland?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Greece ranks 207th and Poland ranks 210th 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.