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
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
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.