Fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.54 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein stood at 1.54 live births per woman.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein peaked at 2.96 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.37 live births per woman, in 2003.
Liechtenstein ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.74 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 158 Malaysia 1.55 live births per woman compare
- 159 Isle of Man 1.55 live births per woman compare
- 160 Iceland 1.54 live births per woman compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago 1.53 live births per woman compare
- 163 Cayman Islands 1.53 live births per woman compare
- 164 Kuwait 1.52 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.938 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 86.7 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 80.09 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 92.92 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 83.38 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Liechtenstein was 1.54 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 live births per woman in 2003.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Liechtenstein ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.