Mexico vs Viet Nam: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Mexico
1.87 children per women
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.86 children per women
in 2023
Mexico rank
120th
Viet Nam rank
122nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Mexico
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.87 children per women against 1.86 children per women in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 120th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.21 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.545 children per women | Mexico |
| 1960s | 5.75 children per women | 5.26 children per women | 0.4917 children per women | Mexico |
| 1970s | 5.21 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 0.1217 children per women | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.83 children per women | 3.91 children per women | 0.0808 children per women | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.94 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.2701 children per women | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.44 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.5554 children per women | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.11 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.203 children per women | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.91 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.0327 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, Mexico or Viet Nam?
- Mexico, at 1.87 children per women against 1.86 children per women in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 children per women, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Viet Nam rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Mexico ranks 120th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd 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).