Canada vs Latvia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Canada

1.35 live births per woman

in 2023

Latvia

1.34 live births per woman

in 2023

Canada rank

204th

Latvia rank

206th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Canada
Latvia

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0.011 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 204th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.