Seychelles vs South Africa: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Seychelles
2.08 children per women
in 2023
South Africa
2.07 children per women
in 2023
Seychelles rank
103rd
South Africa rank
105th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Seychelles
- South Africa
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.08 children per women against 2.07 children per women in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
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 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 0.264 children per women | South Africa |
| 1960s | 5.01 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.3491 children per women | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 4.31 children per women | 4.08 children per women | 0.2322 children per women | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 3.03 children per women | 3.78 children per women | 0.7435 children per women | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.31 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.4734 children per women | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.07 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.1161 children per women | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.2 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.019 children per women | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.12 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 0.0361 children per women | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Seychelles or South Africa?
- Seychelles, at 2.08 children per women against 2.07 children per women in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Seychelles and South Africa?
- 0.01 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th 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).