France vs United States: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
France rank
146th
United States rank
148th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was France ahead.
France ranks 146th and United States ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 0.0092 live births per woman | France |
| 1950s | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 0.7235 live births per woman | United States |
| 1960s | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.3515 live births per woman | United States |
| 1970s | 2.12 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.1424 live births per woman | France |
| 1980s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.0302 live births per woman | United States |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.2658 live births per woman | United States |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.1153 live births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.93 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.1157 live births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0916 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, France or United States?
- France, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between France and United States?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do France and United States rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- France ranks 146th and United States ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.