Mayotte vs Yemen, Rep.: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte rank
12th
Yemen, Rep. rank
14th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mayotte
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 4.62 live births per woman against 4.59 live births per woman in Yemen, Rep., a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Mayotte ranks 12th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Yemen, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mayotte Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1950s 6.88 live births per woman 7.97 live births per woman 1.09 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1960s 7.12 live births per woman 8.09 live births per woman 0.9747 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1970s 7.47 live births per woman 8.38 live births per woman 0.9147 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1980s 6.76 live births per woman 8.8 live births per woman 2.04 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1990s 5.61 live births per woman 7.57 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
2000s 4.59 live births per woman 5.63 live births per woman 1.05 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
2010s 4.54 live births per woman 4.64 live births per woman 0.0934 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
2020s 4.53 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 0.0682 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mayotte or Yemen, Rep.?
Mayotte, at 4.62 live births per woman against 4.59 live births per woman in Yemen, Rep. as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mayotte and Yemen, Rep.?
0.03 live births per woman, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Yemen, Rep.?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mayotte ranks 12th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.