Mayotte vs Yemen: Birth rate

Mayotte
35.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
35.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mayotte rank
10th
Yemen rank
12th

Birth rate over time

  • Mayotte
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 35.4 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.

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

Mayotte ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mayotte Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 48.91 births per 1,000 people 54.45 births per 1,000 people 5.54 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1960s 45.77 births per 1,000 people 56.5 births per 1,000 people 10.73 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 47.13 births per 1,000 people 54.98 births per 1,000 people 7.85 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 46.77 births per 1,000 people 53.48 births per 1,000 people 6.71 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 42.48 births per 1,000 people 46.16 births per 1,000 people 3.68 births per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 35.34 births per 1,000 people 38.64 births per 1,000 people 3.3 births per 1,000 people Yemen
2010s 35.97 births per 1,000 people 35.67 births per 1,000 people 0.2954 births per 1,000 people Mayotte
2020s 34.69 births per 1,000 people 35.54 births per 1,000 people 0.8555 births per 1,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Mayotte or Yemen?
Mayotte, at 35.4 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Mayotte and Yemen?
0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Yemen rank globally for birth rate?
Mayotte ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.