Ukraine vs Vatican: Fertility rate: births per woman

Ukraine
0.977 live births per woman
in 2023
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2023
Ukraine rank
229th
Vatican rank
227th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 1 live births per woman against 0.977 live births per woman in Ukraine, a difference of 0.023 live births per woman.

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

Ukraine ranks 229th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 2.34 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1.34 live births per woman Ukraine
1960s 2.08 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1.08 live births per woman Ukraine
1970s 2.04 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1.04 live births per woman Ukraine
1980s 2.02 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Ukraine
1990s 1.47 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 0.4663 live births per woman Ukraine
2000s 1.25 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 0.249 live births per woman Ukraine
2010s 1.39 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 0.3938 live births per woman Ukraine
2020s 1.06 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 0.0575 live births per woman Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Ukraine or Vatican?
Vatican, at 1 live births per woman against 0.977 live births per woman in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Ukraine and Vatican?
0.023 live births per woman, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ukraine and Vatican rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Ukraine ranks 229th and Vatican ranks 227th 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.