Iceland vs Isle of Man: Fertility rate: births per woman

Iceland
1.54 live births per woman
in 2023
Isle of Man
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
Iceland rank
160th
Isle of Man rank
159th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Iceland
  • Isle of Man
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How they compare

Isle of Man currently reports 1.55 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 160th and Isle of Man ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Isle of Man Difference Ahead
1950s 3.98 live births per woman 2.23 live births per woman 1.76 live births per woman Iceland
1960s 3.66 live births per woman 2.57 live births per woman 1.1 live births per woman Iceland
1970s 2.67 live births per woman 2.24 live births per woman 0.4367 live births per woman Iceland
1980s 2.18 live births per woman 1.91 live births per woman 0.2737 live births per woman Iceland
1990s 2.14 live births per woman 1.93 live births per woman 0.204 live births per woman Iceland
2000s 2.06 live births per woman 1.88 live births per woman 0.1745 live births per woman Iceland
2010s 1.88 live births per woman 1.77 live births per woman 0.1147 live births per woman Iceland
2020s 1.67 live births per woman 1.56 live births per woman 0.1018 live births per woman Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Iceland or Isle of Man?
Isle of Man, at 1.55 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Iceland and Isle of Man?
0.01 live births per woman, with Isle of Man ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Isle of Man?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Isle of Man rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Iceland ranks 160th and Isle of Man ranks 159th 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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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

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.