Palau vs Seychelles: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Palau
1.88 births per woman
in 2024
Seychelles
1.85 births per woman
in 2024
Palau rank
113th
Seychelles rank
114th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Palau
- Seychelles
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.88 births per woman against 1.85 births per woman in Seychelles, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 113th and Seychelles ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 5.64 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | Palau |
| 1970s | 5 births per woman | 4.62 births per woman | 0.3837 births per woman | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.08 births per woman | 3.16 births per woman | 0.078 births per woman | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 0.0907 births per woman | Palau |
| 2000s | 1.94 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.2004 births per woman | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 2 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 0.2706 births per woman | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1.93 births per woman | 2.16 births per woman | 0.2342 births per woman | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Palau or Seychelles?
- Palau, at 1.88 births per woman against 1.85 births per woman in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Palau and Seychelles?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Seychelles?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Seychelles rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Palau ranks 113th and Seychelles ranks 114th of 215 countries.
- 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.