Mexico vs Vietnam
Mexico vs Vietnam: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.91 births per woman in Mexico and 1.91 births per woman in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0 births per woman, or 1 times that in Mexico.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2023, Mexico ranked 116 and Vietnam ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at 1.67 births per woman and Vietnam at 1.7 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Mexico | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.94 | 1.93 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.99 | 1.96 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.03 | 1.88 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.09 | 2 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.14 | 2.1 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.21 | 2.09 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.27 | 1.98 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.29 | 1.97 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.32 | 1.93 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.34 | 1.91 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.36 | 1.92 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.39 | 1.93 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.42 | 1.91 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.46 | 1.87 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 1.89 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.54 | 1.97 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.58 | 2 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.63 | 2.01 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.67 | 2.02 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.71 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.76 | 2 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.82 | 2.1 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.89 | 2.27 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.96 | 2.47 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.04 | 2.7 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.13 | 2.94 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.21 | 3.17 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.29 | 3.35 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.36 | 3.52 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.44 | 3.6 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.8 | 3.72 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.97 | 3.96 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.09 | 4.21 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.18 | 4.41 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.3 | 4.52 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.57 | 4.67 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.74 | 4.8 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.96 | 4.94 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.36 | 5.29 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.54 | 5.46 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.74 | 5.62 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.95 | 5.78 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.12 | 6.11 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.28 | 6.1 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.42 | 6.07 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.53 | 6.02 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.63 | 6.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.71 | 6.03 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.75 | 5.88 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.79 | 5.97 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.82 | 6.16 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.83 | 6.29 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.82 | 6.39 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.8 | 6.26 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.78 | 5.48 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.76 | 6.27 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.76 | 6.25 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.76 | 6.21 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.75 | 6.15 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.74 | 5.62 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.73 | 5.54 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.75 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.73 | 5.27 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.73 | 5.47 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.73 | 4.65 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.71 | 5.15 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.891.47–2.35 | 1.91.54–2.24 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.871.41–2.34 | 1.881.49–2.26 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.851.37–2.35 | 1.861.43–2.27 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.831.31–2.35 | 1.851.41–2.26 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.821.29–2.35 | 1.841.37–2.25 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.811.25–2.35 | 1.831.36–2.25 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.791.22–2.35 | 1.821.33–2.24 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.781.2–2.35 | 1.811.3–2.23 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.781.15–2.34 | 1.81.27–2.24 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.771.16–2.35 | 1.791.27–2.25 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.761.15–2.36 | 1.791.24–2.24 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.761.12–2.34 | 1.781.24–2.23 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.751.14–2.35 | 1.781.24–2.24 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.751.11–2.36 | 1.781.25–2.25 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.741.1–2.36 | 1.771.23–2.25 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.741.12–2.36 | 1.771.2–2.26 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.731.1–2.35 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.731.11–2.35 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 1.771.17–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 1.761.18–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 1.761.16–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 1.761.16–2.28 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 1.761.16–2.29 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.71.09–2.35 | 1.751.12–2.28 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.71.08–2.33 | 1.751.12–2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.71.07–2.35 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 1.731.09–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.691.08–2.32 | 1.741.07–2.29 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.691.09–2.34 | 1.731.08–2.3 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 1.731.09–2.32 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 1.731.08–2.32 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 1.721.09–2.31 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 1.721.11–2.31 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 1.721.09–2.32 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.681.05–2.35 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.681.05–2.39 | 1.721.08–2.35 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.681.06–2.4 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.681.06–2.37 | 1.721.08–2.38 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.721.1–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.681.05–2.34 | 1.721.08–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.681.03–2.35 | 1.721.07–2.36 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.721.07–2.35 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.681.03–2.36 | 1.721.05–2.37 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.681.01–2.35 | 1.721.03–2.36 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.721.04–2.4 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.671.02–2.36 | 1.721.03–2.4 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.671.01–2.35 | 1.721.03–2.39 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.670.99–2.37 | 1.721.06–2.39 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.671.01–2.37 | 1.711.06–2.38 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.680.98–2.37 | 1.711.06–2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.670.99–2.35 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.670.98–2.37 | 1.711.05–2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.670.99–2.36 | 1.711.07–2.41 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.670.98–2.38 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.670.99–2.38 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.671–2.38 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.670.99–2.39 | 1.711.01–2.41 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.670.98–2.41 | 1.711.03–2.4 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.711.03–2.42 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.670.98–2.42 | 1.711.02–2.41 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.711.01–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.670.97–2.41 | 1.711.01–2.43 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.670.96–2.41 | 1.711.02–2.44 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.660.98–2.41 | 1.711.02–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.670.96–2.43 | 1.711.01–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.671–2.42 | 1.710.99–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.670.97–2.43 | 1.711–2.43 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.670.97–2.45 | 1.70.98–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mexico vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018