Seychelles vs South Africa: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Seychelles
2.08
in 2023
South Africa
2.07
in 2023
Seychelles rank
103rd
South Africa rank
105th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
2345195019862023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 2.08 against 2.07 in South Africa, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Seychelles ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 4.33 4.59 0.264 South Africa
1960s 5.01 4.66 0.3491 Seychelles
1970s 4.31 4.08 0.2322 Seychelles
1980s 3.03 3.78 0.7435 South Africa
1990s 2.31 2.78 0.4734 South Africa
2000s 2.07 2.19 0.1161 South Africa
2010s 2.2 2.19 0.019 Seychelles
2020s 2.12 2.09 0.0361 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Seychelles or South Africa?
Seychelles, at 2.08 against 2.07 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Seychelles and South Africa?
0.01, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and South Africa rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Seychelles ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed