Japan vs Mauritius: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Japan
1.2 children per women
in 2023
Mauritius
1.21 children per women
in 2023
Japan rank
215th
Mauritius rank
213th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Japan
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.21 children per women against 1.2 children per women in Japan, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Japan ranks 215th and Mauritius ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 children per women | 5 children per women | 2.61 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1.91 children per women | 4.83 children per women | 2.91 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1.92 children per women | 3.01 children per women | 1.1 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.68 children per women | 2.2 children per women | 0.5189 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.41 children per women | 2.1 children per women | 0.6865 children per women | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.29 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.4439 children per women | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.37 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 0.0017 children per women | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.25 children per women | 1.28 children per women | 0.0287 children per women | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Japan or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 1.21 children per women against 1.2 children per women in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Japan and Mauritius?
- 0.01 children per women, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mauritius rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Japan ranks 215th and Mauritius ranks 213th 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.
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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).