Mayotte vs Mozambique: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Mozambique
4.76 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte rank
12th
Mozambique rank
10th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mayotte
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.76 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte, a difference of 0.14 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.

Mayotte ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mayotte Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 6.88 live births per woman 6.12 live births per woman 0.7612 live births per woman Mayotte
1960s 7.12 live births per woman 6.51 live births per woman 0.6039 live births per woman Mayotte
1970s 7.47 live births per woman 6.65 live births per woman 0.8127 live births per woman Mayotte
1980s 6.76 live births per woman 6.43 live births per woman 0.3334 live births per woman Mayotte
1990s 5.61 live births per woman 6.08 live births per woman 0.4618 live births per woman Mozambique
2000s 4.59 live births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Mozambique
2010s 4.54 live births per woman 5.32 live births per woman 0.7726 live births per woman Mozambique
2020s 4.53 live births per woman 4.87 live births per woman 0.34 live births per woman Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mayotte or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 4.76 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 Mayotte and Mozambique?
0.14 live births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Mozambique rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mayotte ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 regions.
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.