Belgium vs Luxembourg: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2024
Luxembourg
1.4 live births per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
196th
Luxembourg rank
193rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.4 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Luxembourg ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | 0.2509 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.9 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.2598 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 0.114 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 0.0856 live births per woman | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.0987 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.2383 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.111 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.4 live births per woman against 1.38 live births per woman in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Luxembourg ranks 193rd 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 vs. average years of schooling. 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.