Mauritius vs Netherlands: Birth rate

Mauritius
9.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
184th
Netherlands rank
183rd

Birth rate over time

  • Mauritius
  • Netherlands
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.27 births per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.01 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 184th and Netherlands ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 40.14 births per 1,000 people 21.72 births per 1,000 people 18.42 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
1960s 34.79 births per 1,000 people 19.99 births per 1,000 people 14.8 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
1970s 24.94 births per 1,000 people 14.32 births per 1,000 people 10.63 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
1980s 20.84 births per 1,000 people 12.47 births per 1,000 people 8.37 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
1990s 18.87 births per 1,000 people 12.82 births per 1,000 people 6.05 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
2000s 14.48 births per 1,000 people 11.85 births per 1,000 people 2.62 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
2010s 10.71 births per 1,000 people 10.25 births per 1,000 people 0.4589 births per 1,000 people Mauritius
2020s 9.82 births per 1,000 people 9.72 births per 1,000 people 0.0998 births per 1,000 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Mauritius or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.27 births per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Mauritius and Netherlands?
0.01 births per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Netherlands rank globally for birth rate?
Mauritius ranks 184th and Netherlands ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.