How does Mayotte rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?

Mayotte ranks 12th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Mayotte?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mayotte data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Mayotte

Name: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Mayotte
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mayotte: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 4.62 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

4.62 live births per woman

Change on year

down 1.0%

Rank

12th

of 236 regions

All-time high

7.53 live births per woman

in 1975

All-time low

4.17 live births per woman

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Mayotte, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Mayotte recorded 4.62 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in 2023.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Mayotte peaked at 7.53 live births per woman in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.17 live births per woman, in 2020.

Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.88 live births per woman	6.86 live births per woman	6.95 live births per woman	10
1960s	7.12 live births per woman	6.99 live births per woman	7.3 live births per woman	10
1970s	7.47 live births per woman	7.37 live births per woman	7.53 live births per woman	10
1980s	6.76 live births per woman	6.18 live births per woman	7.32 live births per woman	10
1990s	5.61 live births per woman	5.11 live births per woman	6.05 live births per woman	10
2000s	4.59 live births per woman	4.45 live births per woman	4.96 live births per woman	10
2010s	4.54 live births per woman	4.36 live births per woman	4.7 live births per woman	10
2020s	4.53 live births per woman	4.17 live births per woman	4.66 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Mayotte

9 Afghanistan 4.84 live births per woman compare
10 Mozambique 4.76 live births per woman compare
11 Mauritania 4.7 live births per woman compare
13 Tanzania 4.61 live births per woman compare
14 Yemen 4.59 live births per woman compare
15 Benin 4.56 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Mayotte

Population growth rate, by level of development 1.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 99,659 people (2100)
World population growth 1.0% (2100)
Population density 3,678 people per km² (2100)
Birth rate by women's age group 63.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 4.62 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.54 children per women (2023)
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 3.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.62 live births per woman (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. median age 3.3% (2023)

All data for Mayotte →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Mayotte?: Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Mayotte was 4.62 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Mayotte?: The highest recorded value was 7.53 live births per woman in 1975.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Mayotte?: The lowest recorded value was 4.17 live births per woman in 2020.
How does Mayotte rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?: Mayotte ranks 12th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Mayotte?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mayotte data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.