Mexico vs Palau: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mexico
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Palau
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Mexico rank
122nd
Palau rank
123rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mexico
  • Palau
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.91 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Palau, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Mexico ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 123rd of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 6.74 live births per woman 7.17 live births per woman 0.4292 live births per woman Palau
1960s 6.77 live births per woman 6.98 live births per woman 0.2087 live births per woman Palau
1970s 5.81 live births per woman 5 live births per woman 0.8064 live births per woman Mexico
1980s 4.13 live births per woman 3.08 live births per woman 1.04 live births per woman Mexico
1990s 3.09 live births per woman 2.48 live births per woman 0.6144 live births per woman Mexico
2000s 2.53 live births per woman 1.94 live births per woman 0.5834 live births per woman Mexico
2010s 2.17 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 0.1721 live births per woman Mexico
2020s 1.95 live births per woman 1.94 live births per woman 0.0135 live births per woman Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mexico or Palau?
Mexico, at 1.91 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mexico and Palau?
0 live births per woman, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Palau rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mexico ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 123rd of 236 regions.
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.