Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion
Reunion: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.15 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.15 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.97 live births per woman
in 1951
All-time low
2.13 live births per woman
in 2019
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 2.15 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion peaked at 6.97 live births per woman in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.13 live births per woman, in 2019.
Reunion ranks 101st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.96 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.92 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 6.74 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 6.77 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.6 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 6.53 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 6.18 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 6.11 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 6.11 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 6.17 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 6.27 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 6.17 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 6.15 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.98 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 5.67 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 5.46 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 5.04 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 4.3 live births per woman | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 4.04 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 3.92 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 3.81 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.73 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 3.65 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 3.53 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.41 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.28 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 3.12 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.87 live births per woman | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 2.91 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.6 live births per woman | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 2.56 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.58 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.51 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.39 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.37 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.36 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.57 live births per woman | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2.57 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.39 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 2.33 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.27 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.26 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.34 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.34 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5 live births per woman | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.45 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.41 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.43 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.45 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.49 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.44 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.47 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.47 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.37 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.19 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.19 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.23 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.21 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.24 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.23 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.17 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.15 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.19 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 6.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.91 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.68 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 4.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.56 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 98 Nicaragua 2.21 live births per woman compare
- 99 South Africa 2.21 live births per woman compare
- 100 Western Sahara 2.18 live births per woman compare
- 102 Bangladesh 2.14 live births per woman compare
- 103 Indonesia 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 104 Seychelles 2.11 live births per woman compare
More education data for Reunion
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,781 (1987)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,136 (1987)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (1996)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Reunion was 2.15 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 live births per woman in 1951.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 live births per woman in 2019.
- How does Reunion rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Reunion ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.