Reunion vs Seychelles: Birth rate

Reunion
13.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Seychelles
13.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Reunion rank
117th
Seychelles rank
118th

Birth rate over time

  • Reunion
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 13.72 births per 1,000 people against 13.63 births per 1,000 people in Seychelles, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 117th and Seychelles ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Reunion Seychelles Difference Ahead
1950s 46.24 births per 1,000 people 34.23 births per 1,000 people 12.01 births per 1,000 people Reunion
1960s 38.69 births per 1,000 people 35.86 births per 1,000 people 2.84 births per 1,000 people Reunion
1970s 27.93 births per 1,000 people 27.78 births per 1,000 people 0.1495 births per 1,000 people Reunion
1980s 21.39 births per 1,000 people 24.74 births per 1,000 people 3.34 births per 1,000 people Seychelles
1990s 18.42 births per 1,000 people 20.55 births per 1,000 people 2.13 births per 1,000 people Seychelles
2000s 19.04 births per 1,000 people 17.38 births per 1,000 people 1.66 births per 1,000 people Reunion
2010s 15.47 births per 1,000 people 16.26 births per 1,000 people 0.794 births per 1,000 people Seychelles
2020s 13.85 births per 1,000 people 14.16 births per 1,000 people 0.3155 births per 1,000 people Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Reunion or Seychelles?
Reunion, at 13.72 births per 1,000 people against 13.63 births per 1,000 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Reunion and Seychelles?
0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Seychelles?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Seychelles rank globally for birth rate?
Reunion ranks 117th and Seychelles ranks 118th 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.