Greenland vs Mexico: Fertility rate: births per woman

Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Mexico
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Mexico rank
122nd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Greenland
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 6.12 live births per woman 6.74 live births per woman 0.6155 live births per woman Mexico
1960s 6.08 live births per woman 6.77 live births per woman 0.689 live births per woman Mexico
1970s 2.62 live births per woman 5.81 live births per woman 3.19 live births per woman Mexico
1980s 2.21 live births per woman 4.13 live births per woman 1.92 live births per woman Mexico
1990s 2.49 live births per woman 3.09 live births per woman 0.596 live births per woman Mexico
2000s 2.35 live births per woman 2.53 live births per woman 0.1747 live births per woman Mexico
2010s 2.06 live births per woman 2.17 live births per woman 0.115 live births per woman Mexico
2020s 1.98 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman 0.023 live births per woman Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greenland or Mexico?
Greenland, at 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greenland and Mexico?
0.04 live births per woman, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mexico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Mexico rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 122nd 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.