Mexico vs Western Sahara: Birth rate
Mexico
15.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
15.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico rank
106th
Western Sahara rank
107th
Birth rate over time
- Mexico
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.71 births per 1,000 people against 15.5 births per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 106th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.18 births per 1,000 people | 51.99 births per 1,000 people | 3.82 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 46.34 births per 1,000 people | 53.87 births per 1,000 people | 7.53 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 40.55 births per 1,000 people | 42.82 births per 1,000 people | 2.27 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 32.65 births per 1,000 people | 46.14 births per 1,000 people | 13.5 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 27.22 births per 1,000 people | 29.51 births per 1,000 people | 2.29 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 22.24 births per 1,000 people | 22.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.339 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 19.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.6605 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 0.0053 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mexico or Western Sahara?
- Mexico, at 15.71 births per 1,000 people against 15.5 births per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Mexico and Western Sahara?
- 0.21 births per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Western Sahara rank globally for birth rate?
- Mexico ranks 106th and Western Sahara ranks 107th 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.