Mauritius vs Netherlands: Fertility rate, total
Mauritius
1.44 births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Mauritius rank
167th
Netherlands rank
170th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.44 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 170th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.26 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.3 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 0.7649 births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.18 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.591 births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.83 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.094 births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.212 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 0.092 births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mauritius or Netherlands?
- Mauritius, at 1.44 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mauritius and Netherlands?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritius ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 170th 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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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.