Faroe Islands vs Mexico: Fertility rate, total
Faroe Islands
1.91 births per woman
in 2024
Mexico
1.89 births per woman
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
108th
Mexico rank
111th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Faroe Islands
- Mexico
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 1.91 births per woman against 1.89 births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 108th and Mexico ranks 111th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 births per woman | 6.77 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.98 births per woman | 5.81 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.4 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.5 births per woman | 3.09 births per woman | 0.5933 births per woman | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.5 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman | 0.0254 births per woman | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.3038 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.1597 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Faroe Islands or Mexico?
- Faroe Islands, at 1.91 births per woman against 1.89 births per woman in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Faroe Islands and Mexico?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Mexico rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 108th and Mexico ranks 111th of 218 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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About this data
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.