Afghanistan vs Mayotte: Fertility rate: births per woman

Afghanistan
4.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mayotte rank
12th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mayotte
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte, a difference of 0.22 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mayotte Difference Ahead
1950s 7.26 live births per woman 6.88 live births per woman 0.38 live births per woman Afghanistan
1960s 7.32 live births per woman 7.12 live births per woman 0.2006 live births per woman Afghanistan
1970s 7.52 live births per woman 7.47 live births per woman 0.0533 live births per woman Afghanistan
1980s 7.57 live births per woman 6.76 live births per woman 0.8148 live births per woman Afghanistan
1990s 7.7 live births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 2.09 live births per woman Afghanistan
2000s 6.93 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 2.34 live births per woman Afghanistan
2010s 5.71 live births per woman 4.54 live births per woman 1.17 live births per woman Afghanistan
2020s 4.99 live births per woman 4.53 live births per woman 0.4623 live births per woman Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Afghanistan or Mayotte?
Afghanistan, at 4.84 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Afghanistan and Mayotte?
0.22 live births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mayotte?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mayotte rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.