France vs Iran

France vs Iran: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.7 births per woman in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.06 births per woman, or 1.03 times that in France.

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births per woman · UN

France vs Iran: Fertility rateFertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.7 births per woman in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.06 births per woman, or 1.03 times that in France.
FranceIranUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2023, when it overtook France.
  • In 2023, France ranked 138 and Iran ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.65 births per woman and Iran at 1.64 births per woman in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

YearFranceIranWorld
20231.641.72.25
20221.761.72.27
20211.81.712.29
20201.791.72.32
20191.831.772.4
20181.841.922.44
20171.862.022.5
20161.892.052.54
20151.932.022.54
20141.971.982.56
20131.971.912.57
20121.991.852.61
201121.792.59
20102.021.752.6
20091.991.742.62
20081.991.742.63
20071.951.752.62
20061.971.762.63
20051.921.762.63
20041.91.782.65
20031.871.82.66
20021.871.842.68
20011.881.922.71
20001.8822.75
19991.792.092.75
19981.762.192.78
19971.732.322.81
19961.742.542.85
19951.722.852.89
19941.673.242.93
19931.663.672.98
19921.744.13.04
19911.774.573.13
19901.784.933.31
19891.795.173.35
19881.815.433.39
19871.85.723.48
19861.836.013.5
19851.826.243.51
19841.816.433.55
19831.796.533.58
19821.926.593.71
19811.956.623.71
19801.956.633.74
19791.866.553.77
19781.836.343.79
19771.876.183.85
19761.836.073.97
19751.945.954.08
19742.135.974.26
19732.326.064.42
19722.436.264.55
19712.56.554.68
19702.486.84.83
19692.537.014.87
19682.577.124.96
19672.657.194.85
19662.787.214.96
19652.837.225.07
19642.887.245.12
19632.877.325.31
19622.797.45.02
19612.837.464.57
19602.747.524.7
19592.757.574.74
19582.697.464.93
19572.717.355.07
19562.697.254.93
19552.77.155
19542.717.055
19532.77.034.92
19522.787.015
19512.826.984.82
19502.976.974.85
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceIranWorld
20241.641.49–1.791.681.38–2.012.25
20251.641.46–1.821.671.33–2.012.24
20261.641.43–1.841.661.29–2.032.23
20271.641.41–1.871.651.25–2.042.22
20281.641.39–1.891.651.22–2.042.21
20291.641.38–1.91.641.19–2.052.2
20301.641.35–1.911.631.17–2.062.2
20311.641.34–1.931.631.14–2.062.19
20321.641.32–1.931.631.13–2.062.18
20331.641.31–1.961.631.11–2.062.17
20341.641.32–1.971.631.08–2.082.16
20351.641.3–1.981.631.09–2.12.15
20361.641.28–1.981.631.06–2.12.15
20371.641.29–2.011.631.07–2.112.14
20381.641.26–2.011.631.06–2.122.13
20391.641.25–2.021.631.04–2.122.13
20401.641.24–2.031.631.05–2.142.13
20411.641.22–2.041.631.04–2.122.12
20421.651.23–2.061.631.05–2.132.12
20431.651.22–2.061.631.04–2.132.12
20441.651.21–2.061.631.04–2.142.12
20451.651.23–2.061.631.04–2.152.12
20461.651.22–2.061.631.03–2.162.11
20471.651.21–2.071.631.04–2.142.11
20481.651.19–2.091.631.04–2.162.11
20491.651.19–2.091.631.02–2.152.1
20501.651.2–2.111.631.04–2.182.1
20511.651.18–2.121.631.03–2.162.09
20521.651.18–2.131.631.02–2.182.09
20531.651.17–2.121.631.02–2.192.08
20541.651.17–2.141.631.03–2.192.07
20551.651.14–2.151.631.03–2.22.07
20561.651.13–2.151.631.04–2.222.06
20571.651.15–2.171.631.02–2.232.05
20581.651.15–2.161.631.01–2.232.04
20591.651.14–2.161.631.01–2.212.04
20601.651.14–2.181.631.02–2.232.03
20611.651.12–2.181.640.99–2.242.02
20621.651.12–2.181.631–2.242.02
20631.651.14–2.21.641–2.252.01
20641.651.13–2.191.640.98–2.252
20651.651.12–2.191.641–2.262
20661.651.11–2.191.641–2.271.99
20671.651.1–2.211.640.98–2.271.98
20681.651.09–2.21.640.99–2.271.98
20691.651.09–2.211.641–2.261.97
20701.651.09–2.211.641–2.271.97
20711.651.09–2.221.641–2.271.96
20721.651.09–2.221.641–2.261.96
20731.651.08–2.231.641–2.261.95
20741.651.08–2.241.630.99–2.281.95
20751.651.09–2.241.630.99–2.291.94
20761.651.08–2.221.631–2.271.94
20771.651.09–2.231.630.98–2.271.94
20781.651.08–2.241.630.99–2.281.93
20791.651.08–2.241.630.97–2.271.93
20801.651.08–2.241.630.99–2.271.92
20811.651.07–2.261.630.97–2.261.92
20821.651.06–2.251.630.98–2.261.91
20831.651.07–2.261.630.97–2.271.91
20841.651.06–2.261.630.95–2.281.91
20851.651.06–2.251.630.95–2.281.9
20861.651.05–2.241.630.93–2.291.9
20871.651.05–2.251.630.95–2.271.89
20881.651.05–2.261.630.96–2.31.89
20891.651.05–2.261.630.94–2.291.88
20901.651.04–2.261.640.93–2.31.88
20911.651.05–2.291.630.94–2.31.88
20921.651.04–2.291.630.93–2.311.87
20931.651.03–2.281.640.92–2.311.87
20941.651.05–2.31.640.92–2.31.86
20951.651.03–2.31.640.94–2.321.86
20961.651.02–2.31.640.93–2.321.85
20971.651.01–2.291.640.94–2.311.85
20981.651.02–2.281.640.93–2.321.85
20991.650.98–2.291.640.93–2.331.84
21001.650.98–2.281.640.93–2.341.84

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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