Ireland vs Slovakia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Ireland
1.6 live births per woman
in 2024
Slovakia
1.56 live births per woman
in 2024
Ireland rank
152nd
Slovakia rank
155th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Ireland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.6 live births per woman against 1.56 live births per woman in Slovakia, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Ireland ranks 152nd and Slovakia ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 0.0835 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.9 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 1.16 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 0.3849 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.2745 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 0.6922 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 0.4241 live births per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 0.0628 live births per woman | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Ireland or Slovakia?
- Ireland, at 1.6 live births per woman against 1.56 live births per woman in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Ireland and Slovakia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Ireland ranks 152nd and Slovakia ranks 155th 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.