Mexico vs Vietnam: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mexico
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Vietnam
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Mexico rank
122nd
Vietnam rank
121st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.91 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

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

Mexico ranks 122nd and Vietnam ranks 121st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 6.74 live births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 1.13 live births per woman Mexico
1960s 6.77 live births per woman 6.07 live births per woman 0.696 live births per woman Mexico
1970s 5.81 live births per woman 5.65 live births per woman 0.1612 live births per woman Mexico
1980s 4.13 live births per woman 4.21 live births per woman 0.088 live births per woman Vietnam
1990s 3.09 live births per woman 2.81 live births per woman 0.2776 live births per woman Mexico
2000s 2.53 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman 0.5712 live births per woman Mexico
2010s 2.17 live births per woman 1.98 live births per woman 0.1967 live births per woman Mexico
2020s 1.95 live births per woman 1.93 live births per woman 0.0177 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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.91 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 Mexico and Vietnam?
0 live births per woman, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mexico ranks 122nd and Vietnam ranks 121st 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.