Greenland vs Vietnam: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Vietnam
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Vietnam rank
121st
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Greenland
- Vietnam
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Vietnam ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 0.5136 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.007 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.3184 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.3965 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.0817 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.0408 live births per woman | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greenland or Vietnam?
- Greenland, at 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greenland and Vietnam?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Vietnam rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Vietnam ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.