France vs Norway: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
France
1.32 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Norway
1.33 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
France rank
15th
Norway rank
13th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years in France, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was France ahead.
France ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.242 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 1960s | 2.76 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.88 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1155 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.53 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.59 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.055 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.89 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.76 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.127 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 1990s | 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.065 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.019 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.98 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.88 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.099 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 2020s | 1.8 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2725 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 2030s | 1.67 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.47 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2075 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 2040s | 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0825 births per woman in last 5 years | France |
| 2050s | 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.64 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.047 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2060s | 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.03 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2070s | 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0215 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2080s | 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0185 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2090s | 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.014 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
| 2100s | 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.013 births per woman in last 5 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years in France as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between France and Norway?
- 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- France ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. 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 children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).