Greenland vs Mexico: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Greenland
1.87 children per women
in 2023
Mexico
1.87 children per women
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Mexico rank
120th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Greenland
- Mexico
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.87 children per women against 1.87 children per women in Mexico, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.93 children per women | 5.21 children per women | 0.2771 children per women | Mexico |
| 1960s | 5.19 children per women | 5.75 children per women | 0.5581 children per women | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.32 children per women | 5.21 children per women | 2.89 children per women | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.99 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 1.84 children per women | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.3 children per women | 2.94 children per women | 0.632 children per women | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.22 children per women | 2.44 children per women | 0.2138 children per women | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.97 children per women | 2.11 children per women | 0.1476 children per women | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.89 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.0133 children per women | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Greenland or Mexico?
- Greenland, at 1.87 children per women against 1.87 children per women in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Greenland and Mexico?
- 0 children per women, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mexico rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).