Japan vs Mauritius: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritius
1.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Mauritius rank
213th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Japan
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Mauritius ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 0.5925 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.7434 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.483 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 0.0246 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.052 live births per woman | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Japan or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Japan and Mauritius?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mauritius rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 216th and Mauritius ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. 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: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.