Mexico vs Palau: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Mexico
1.89 births per woman
in 2024
Palau
1.88 births per woman
in 2024
Mexico rank
111th
Palau rank
113th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Mexico
- Palau
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.89 births per woman against 1.88 births per woman in Palau, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Mexico ranks 111th and Palau ranks 113th of 215 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.2087 births per woman | Palau |
| 1970s | 5.81 births per woman | 5 births per woman | 0.8064 births per woman | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.13 births per woman | 3.08 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.09 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 0.6144 births per woman | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.53 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.5834 births per woman | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.17 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 0.1721 births per woman | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.0126 births per woman | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Mexico or Palau?
- Mexico, at 1.89 births per woman against 1.88 births per woman in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Mexico and Palau?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Palau rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Mexico ranks 111th and Palau ranks 113th of 215 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.