Reunion vs Western Sahara: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children

Reunion
2.17 live births per woman
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Reunion rank
100th
Western Sahara rank
101st

Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time

  • Reunion
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 2.17 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 100th and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Reunion Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1950s 6.66 live births per woman 6.17 live births per woman 0.4933 live births per woman Reunion
1960s 5.91 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 0.5785 live births per woman Western Sahara
1970s 3.68 live births per woman 6.2 live births per woman 2.52 live births per woman Western Sahara
1980s 2.56 live births per woman 5.35 live births per woman 2.8 live births per woman Western Sahara
1990s 2.39 live births per woman 4.12 live births per woman 1.73 live births per woman Western Sahara
2000s 2.45 live births per woman 3 live births per woman 0.5483 live births per woman Western Sahara
2010s 2.2 live births per woman 2.45 live births per woman 0.2439 live births per woman Western Sahara
2020s 2.17 live births per woman 2.21 live births per woman 0.0312 live births per woman Western Sahara

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, Reunion or Western Sahara?
Reunion, at 2.17 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Reunion and Western Sahara?
0.01 live births per woman, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Western Sahara?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Western Sahara rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
Reunion ranks 100th and Western Sahara ranks 101st 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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Indicator
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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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.