Réunion vs Western Sahara: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Réunion
2.17 live births per woman
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Réunion rank
100th
Western Sahara rank
101st
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Réunion
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 2.17 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.
Réunion ranks 100th and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Réunion | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.4933 live births per woman | Réunion |
| 1960s | 5.91 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.5785 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 3.68 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 2.56 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 2.39 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.45 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.5483 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.2439 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 0.0312 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Réunion or Western Sahara?
- Réunion, at 2.17 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Réunion and Western Sahara?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Réunion and Western Sahara rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Réunion ranks 100th and Western Sahara ranks 101st 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.