Namibia vs Seychelles: Share of births by age of mother
Namibia
12.3%
in 2023
Seychelles
12.2%
in 2023
Namibia rank
61st
Seychelles rank
63rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Namibia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.3% against 12.2% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 61st and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.2% | 7.0% | 3.2% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 11.8% | 7.8% | 4.0% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 19.0% | 5.9% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 18.0% | 3.6% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 0.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Namibia or Seychelles?
- Namibia, at 12.3% against 12.2% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Namibia and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Seychelles rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Namibia ranks 61st and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.