Italy vs Thailand: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Italy
1.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Thailand
1.2 live births per woman
in 2024
Italy rank
219th
Thailand rank
220th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Thailand, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Italy ranks 219th and Thailand ranks 220th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1960s | 2.51 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.15 live births per woman | 4.46 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.45 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.24 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.6765 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 0.3169 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0956 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 0.0016 live births per woman | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Italy or Thailand?
- Italy, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Italy and Thailand?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Italy ranks 219th and Thailand ranks 220th 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.