Ireland vs Poland: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Ireland
1.28 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Poland
1.29 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Ireland rank
22nd
Poland rank
19th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Ireland
  • Poland
1234195520272100

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Poland ahead.

Ireland ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 19th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 3.48 births per woman in last 5 years 3.66 births per woman in last 5 years 0.179 births per woman in last 5 years Poland
1960s 3.7 births per woman in last 5 years 3.12 births per woman in last 5 years 0.588 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
1970s 3.83 births per woman in last 5 years 2.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.52 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
1980s 3.09 births per woman in last 5 years 2.28 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8055 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
1990s 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0775 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2000s 1.92 births per woman in last 5 years 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5255 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2010s 1.98 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.65 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2020s 1.7 births per woman in last 5 years 1.42 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2745 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2030s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years 0.156 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2040s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.128 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2050s 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 0.089 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2060s 1.47 births per woman in last 5 years 1.42 births per woman in last 5 years 0.05 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2070s 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0275 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2080s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years 0.013 births per woman in last 5 years Ireland
2090s 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years Poland
2100s 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.019 births per woman in last 5 years Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Ireland or Poland?
Poland, at 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years in Ireland as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Ireland and Poland?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Ireland ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).