Fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Fertility rate, total was 1.37 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein stood at 1.37 births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein peaked at 2.96 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.36 births per woman, in 2003.
That places Liechtenstein 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 2.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Liechtenstein
- Population ages 15-64, male 13,220 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 13,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 172 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 205 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein?
- Fertility rate, total in Liechtenstein was 1.37 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 births per woman in 2003.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for fertility rate, total?
- Liechtenstein ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.