Mauritius vs Spain: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Mauritius
1.21 children per women
in 2023
Spain
1.21 children per women
in 2023
Mauritius rank
213th
Spain rank
214th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Mauritius
- Spain
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.21 children per women against 1.21 children per women in Spain, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 children per women | 2.36 children per women | 2.63 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 4.83 children per women | 2.75 children per women | 2.08 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.01 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.3455 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.2 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 0.5027 children per women | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.1 children per women | 1.2 children per women | 0.8981 children per women | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.74 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 0.4291 children per women | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.37 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 0.0684 children per women | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.28 children per women | 1.19 children per women | 0.0912 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, Mauritius or Spain?
- Mauritius, at 1.21 children per women against 1.21 children per women in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Mauritius and Spain?
- 0 children per women, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Spain rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th 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).