Total fertility rate - Ireland
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Ireland is 2.00 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 121.
Ireland compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Ireland is similar to that of Bhutan, United States, Suriname, Northern Mariana Islands, Tunisia, Nicaragua, New Caledonia, North Korea, The Bahamas, Paraguay with a respective Total fertility rate of 2.02, 2.01, 2.01, 2.01, 2.00, 1.99, 1.99, 1.98, 1.97, 1.96 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126.Ireland since the end of the Great RecessionIreland's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 0.99% since the end of the Great Recession
Ireland compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Ireland is similar to that of Bhutan, United States, Suriname, Northern Mariana Islands, Tunisia, Nicaragua, New Caledonia, North Korea, The Bahamas, Paraguay with a respective Total fertility rate of 2.02, 2.01, 2.01, 2.01, 2.00, 1.99, 1.99, 1.98, 1.97, 1.96 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126.Ireland since the end of the Great RecessionIreland's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 0.99% since the end of the Great Recession
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Bhutan | 116 | 2.02 |
United States | 117 | 2.01 |
Suriname | 118 | 2.01 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 119 | 2.01 |
Tunisia | 120 | 2.00 |
Ireland | 121 | 2.00 |
Nicaragua | 122 | 1.99 |
New Caledonia | 123 | 1.99 |
North Korea | 124 | 1.98 |
The Bahamas | 125 | 1.97 |
Paraguay | 126 | 1.96 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook