Mexico vs Venezuela: Birth rate
Mexico
15.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela
15.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico rank
106th
Venezuela rank
109th
Birth rate over time
- Mexico
- Venezuela
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.71 births per 1,000 people against 15.09 births per 1,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 0.62 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 106th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.18 births per 1,000 people | 47.09 births per 1,000 people | 1.09 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 46.34 births per 1,000 people | 41.6 births per 1,000 people | 4.74 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 40.55 births per 1,000 people | 35.35 births per 1,000 people | 5.2 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 32.65 births per 1,000 people | 31.39 births per 1,000 people | 1.26 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 27.22 births per 1,000 people | 26.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.834 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 22.24 births per 1,000 people | 22.35 births per 1,000 people | 0.1081 births per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 18.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.1527 births per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 15.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.948 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mexico or Venezuela?
- Mexico, at 15.71 births per 1,000 people against 15.09 births per 1,000 people in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Mexico and Venezuela?
- 0.62 births per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for birth rate?
- Mexico ranks 106th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 236 countries.
- 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.