Italy vs Ukraine
Italy vs Ukraine: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.2 births per woman in Italy and 0.98 births per woman in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.22 births per woman, or 1.23 times that in Ukraine.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2023, Italy ranked 213 and Ukraine ranked 222 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at 1.48 births per woman and Ukraine at 1.3 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Italy | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.98 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.24 | 0.9 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.32 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.36 | 1.3 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.34 | 1.22 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.2 | 1.33 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.19 | 1.4 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.3 | 1.67 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.3 | 1.77 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.33 | 1.85 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.33 | 1.93 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.36 | 2.04 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.33 | 2.07 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.35 | 2.12 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.42 | 2.03 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.46 | 2.08 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.51 | 2.1 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.56 | 1.95 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.65 | 1.95 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.73 | 1.96 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.84 | 1.97 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.06 | 2.04 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.18 | 2.05 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.32 | 2.04 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.4 | 2.11 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.4 | 2.08 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.47 | 2.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.49 | 2.03 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.51 | 2.04 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.59 | 2.04 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.62 | 1.94 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.66 | 2.01 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.52 | 2.11 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.45 | 2.15 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.42 | 2.2 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.38 | 2.29 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.39 | 2.3 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.33 | 2.3 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.35 | 2.3 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.35 | 2.3 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.34 | 2.31 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.35 | 2.31 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.32 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.38 | 2.43 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.52 | 2.45 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Italy | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.211.05–1.35 | 0.990.78–1.2 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.211.04–1.4 | 10.77–1.22 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.221.01–1.42 | 10.75–1.24 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.231–1.47 | 1.010.73–1.28 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.240.99–1.49 | 1.020.72–1.3 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.240.97–1.52 | 1.020.71–1.32 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.250.97–1.54 | 1.030.7–1.35 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.260.95–1.56 | 1.040.69–1.37 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.260.94–1.58 | 1.040.68–1.38 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.270.93–1.6 | 1.050.68–1.4 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.270.92–1.62 | 1.050.67–1.41 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.280.9–1.64 | 1.060.66–1.42 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.290.91–1.66 | 1.060.64–1.44 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.290.89–1.66 | 1.070.64–1.48 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.30.9–1.69 | 1.070.63–1.5 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.30.9–1.69 | 1.080.63–1.5 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.30.89–1.7 | 1.090.62–1.53 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.310.87–1.7 | 1.090.63–1.54 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.310.88–1.72 | 1.10.62–1.57 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.320.87–1.74 | 1.10.63–1.57 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.320.86–1.75 | 1.110.62–1.59 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.330.87–1.75 | 1.110.62–1.59 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.330.86–1.77 | 1.120.61–1.62 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.340.85–1.78 | 1.130.6–1.63 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.340.86–1.79 | 1.130.6–1.63 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.350.83–1.81 | 1.140.59–1.65 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.350.84–1.82 | 1.140.6–1.66 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.350.84–1.82 | 1.150.6–1.67 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.360.85–1.83 | 1.150.59–1.68 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.360.84–1.83 | 1.150.6–1.69 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.360.83–1.86 | 1.160.6–1.7 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.370.83–1.87 | 1.160.59–1.72 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.370.84–1.87 | 1.170.59–1.72 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.380.83–1.88 | 1.170.59–1.74 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.380.82–1.88 | 1.180.59–1.75 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.380.82–1.88 | 1.180.59–1.74 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.390.81–1.88 | 1.180.58–1.75 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.390.81–1.9 | 1.190.59–1.74 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.390.78–1.9 | 1.190.59–1.76 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.390.78–1.9 | 1.20.6–1.77 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.390.79–1.92 | 1.20.6–1.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.40.79–1.92 | 1.20.59–1.78 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.40.79–1.92 | 1.210.6–1.79 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.410.8–1.93 | 1.210.6–1.8 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.410.81–1.95 | 1.210.61–1.82 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.410.8–1.94 | 1.220.6–1.82 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.420.8–1.95 | 1.220.59–1.84 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.420.79–1.94 | 1.220.61–1.86 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.420.8–1.94 | 1.230.6–1.87 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.420.8–1.96 | 1.230.59–1.88 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.420.81–1.95 | 1.230.59–1.89 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.430.81–1.98 | 1.230.59–1.88 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.430.8–1.98 | 1.230.61–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.430.78–1.97 | 1.240.61–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.430.77–1.96 | 1.240.6–1.89 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.430.79–1.97 | 1.240.59–1.89 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.430.8–1.98 | 1.250.59–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.440.8–1.98 | 1.250.59–1.89 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.440.81–1.99 | 1.250.59–1.89 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.450.8–2 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.450.81–2 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.450.79–2.01 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.450.78–2.01 | 1.260.6–1.92 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.460.78–2.02 | 1.270.6–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.460.77–2.02 | 1.270.61–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.460.77–2.04 | 1.270.6–1.91 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.460.76–2.04 | 1.270.59–1.92 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.460.77–2.03 | 1.280.61–1.91 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.470.76–2.03 | 1.280.61–1.92 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.470.77–2.04 | 1.280.59–1.94 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.470.75–2.04 | 1.290.6–1.94 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.470.77–2.03 | 1.290.6–1.93 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.470.78–2.06 | 1.290.6–1.94 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.470.75–2.05 | 1.30.6–1.96 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.470.77–2.05 | 1.30.6–1.96 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.480.77–2.07 | 1.30.6–1.95 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.480.77–2.07 | 1.30.59–1.96 | 1.84 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Italy vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterItaly: 92.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025