Mauritius vs Spain: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Mauritius
1.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritius rank
213th
Spain rank
214th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Mauritius
- Spain
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 5.4 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.5121 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.29 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.571 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.9565 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.4686 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.0955 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.1148 live births per woman | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Mauritius or Spain?
- Mauritius, at 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Mauritius and Spain?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Spain rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.