Réunion vs Western Sahara: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Réunion
2.15 children per women
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.08 children per women
in 2023
Réunion rank
98th
Western Sahara rank
101st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Réunion
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 2.15 children per women against 2.08 children per women in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.07 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.
Réunion ranks 98th and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Réunion | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4 children per women | 3.71 children per women | 1.69 children per women | Réunion |
| 1960s | 5.29 children per women | 4.31 children per women | 0.9779 children per women | Réunion |
| 1970s | 3.49 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 1.1 children per women | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 2.5 children per women | 4.42 children per women | 1.92 children per women | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 2.36 children per women | 3.64 children per women | 1.28 children per women | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.42 children per women | 2.77 children per women | 0.3497 children per women | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.18 children per women | 2.33 children per women | 0.1465 children per women | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.15 children per women | 2.12 children per women | 0.0347 children per women | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Réunion or Western Sahara?
- Réunion, at 2.15 children per women against 2.08 children per women in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Réunion and Western Sahara?
- 0.07 children per women, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Réunion and Western Sahara rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Réunion ranks 98th and Western Sahara ranks 101st 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).