Mexico vs Tunisia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mexico
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Tunisia
1.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Mexico rank
122nd
Tunisia rank
125th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mexico
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.91 live births per woman against 1.83 live births per woman in Tunisia, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 122nd and Tunisia ranks 125th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.74 live births per woman 6.93 live births per woman 0.194 live births per woman Tunisia
1960s 6.77 live births per woman 7.04 live births per woman 0.2684 live births per woman Tunisia
1970s 5.81 live births per woman 5.92 live births per woman 0.1076 live births per woman Tunisia
1980s 4.13 live births per woman 4.48 live births per woman 0.3518 live births per woman Tunisia
1990s 3.09 live births per woman 2.76 live births per woman 0.326 live births per woman Mexico
2000s 2.53 live births per woman 1.97 live births per woman 0.5572 live births per woman Mexico
2010s 2.17 live births per woman 2.22 live births per woman 0.0441 live births per woman Tunisia
2020s 1.95 live births per woman 1.87 live births per woman 0.0827 live births per woman Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mexico or Tunisia?
Mexico, at 1.91 live births per woman against 1.83 live births per woman in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mexico and Tunisia?
0.08 live births per woman, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mexico ranks 122nd and Tunisia ranks 125th 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.