Belgium vs Mauritius: Fertility rate, total

Belgium
1.44 births per woman
in 2024
Mauritius
1.44 births per woman
in 2024
Belgium rank
167th
Mauritius rank
167th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Belgium
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.44 births per woman against 1.44 births per woman in Mauritius, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Belgium ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 167th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 births per woman 5.4 births per woman 2.88 births per woman Mauritius
1970s 1.89 births per woman 3.26 births per woman 1.37 births per woman Mauritius
1980s 1.58 births per woman 2.3 births per woman 0.7189 births per woman Mauritius
1990s 1.61 births per woman 2.18 births per woman 0.57 births per woman Mauritius
2000s 1.74 births per woman 1.83 births per woman 0.083 births per woman Mauritius
2010s 1.72 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 0.258 births per woman Belgium
2020s 1.52 births per woman 1.41 births per woman 0.108 births per woman Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Belgium or Mauritius?
Belgium, at 1.44 births per woman against 1.44 births per woman in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Belgium and Mauritius?
0 births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mauritius?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Mauritius rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Belgium ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 167th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.