Réunion vs United States of America: Share of births by age of mother
Réunion
4.1%
in 2023
United States of America
4.0%
in 2023
Réunion rank
147th
United States of America rank
150th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Réunion
- United States of America
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Réunion ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Réunion | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 12.3% | 5.9% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 7.4% | 15.4% | 8.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 17.7% | 6.9% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 13.4% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 12.7% | 1.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 10.6% | 0.9% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 0.2% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Réunion or United States of America?
- Réunion, at 4.1% against 4.0% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Réunion and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Réunion and United States of America rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Réunion ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 150th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.