Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.7 in Mauritania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Mauritania
1960	4.6	6.15
1961	4.56	6.2
1962	4.55	6.24
1963	4.54	6.31
1964	4.48	6.37
1965	4.42	6.44
1966	4.32	6.52
1967	4.18	6.57
1968	4.01	6.6
1969	3.83	6.64
1970	3.63	6.68
1971	3.46	6.7
1972	3.29	6.71
1973	3.13	6.72
1974	2.93	6.73
1975	2.77	6.71
1976	2.78	6.73
1977	2.78	6.74
1978	2.57	6.73
1979	2.63	6.7
1980	2.31	6.67
1981	2.17	6.64
1982	2.09	6.59
1983	2.12	6.54
1984	2.04	6.48
1985	2.15	6.42
1986	2.03	6.34
1987	2.07	6.27
1988	2.13	6.21
1989	2.2	6.2
1990	2.25	6.18
1991	2.04	6.16
1992	2.13	6.13
1993	2.04	6.09
1994	2.07	6.06
1995	2.16	5.96
1996	2.27	5.86
1997	2.19	5.74
1998	2.02	5.62
1999	1.96	5.52
2000	2.2	5.46
2001	2.02	5.41
2002	1.94	5.37
2003	1.89	5.36
2004	1.85	5.37
2005	1.83	5.38
2006	1.83	5.4
2007	1.86	5.43
2008	2.04	5.44
2009	2.01	5.41
2010	1.79	5.38
2011	1.75	5.38
2012	1.66	5.35
2013	1.54	5.32
2014	1.53	5.26
2015	1.57	5.21
2016	1.46	5.16
2017	1.49	5.11
2018	1.37	5.04
2019	1.47	4.98
2020	1.57	4.91
2021	1.58	4.85
2022	1.58	4.77
2023	1.58	4.7
2024	1.58	4.63
2025	1.58	4.56
2026	1.57	4.48
2027	1.57	4.42
2028	1.57	4.36
2029	1.57	4.29
2030	1.56	4.24
2031	1.56	4.18
2032	1.56	4.11
2033	1.56	4.02
2034	1.56	3.97
2035	1.56	3.9
2036	1.56	3.83
2037	1.57	3.78
2038	1.57	3.71
2039	1.57	3.66
2040	1.57	3.6
2041	1.57	3.55
2042	1.57	3.5
2043	1.57	3.45
2044	1.57	3.39
2045	1.57	3.35
2046	1.57	3.3
2047	1.57	3.26
2048	1.57	3.21
2049	1.57	3.17
2050	1.58	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Mauritania
1960	40.1%	41.8%
1961	40%	41.8%
1962	39.9%	41.8%
1963	39.9%	41.8%
1964	40.4%	42%
1965	41.3%	42.4%
1966	42.1%	42.8%
1967	42.8%	43.2%
1968	43.4%	43.6%
1969	43.9%	44%
1970	43.7%	44.4%
1971	42.7%	44.7%
1972	41.6%	44.9%
1973	40.4%	45.2%
1974	39.1%	45.4%
1975	37.8%	45.5%
1976	36.4%	45.6%
1977	35.2%	45.7%
1978	34%	45.8%
1979	33%	45.9%
1980	32%	45.9%
1981	31%	45.9%
1982	30%	45.8%
1983	29.2%	45.8%
1984	28.6%	45.7%
1985	28.6%	45.6%
1986	28.7%	45.5%
1987	28.9%	45.4%
1988	29.1%	45.3%
1989	29.4%	45.4%
1990	29.8%	45.4%
1991	29.7%	45.3%
1992	29.3%	44.9%
1993	29%	44.4%
1994	28.8%	44.3%
1995	28.6%	44.4%
1996	28.6%	44.6%
1997	28.4%	44.7%
1998	28.3%	44.6%
1999	28%	44.4%
2000	27.8%	44.2%
2001	27.5%	44.1%
2002	27.2%	44.2%
2003	26.8%	44.2%
2004	26.4%	44.2%
2005	25.9%	44.2%
2006	25.4%	44.2%
2007	25%	44.3%
2008	24.6%	44.1%
2009	24.2%	43.9%
2010	23.8%	43.9%
2011	23.2%	43.9%
2012	22.6%	44.1%
2013	22.1%	44.2%
2014	21.7%	44.2%
2015	21.2%	44.3%
2016	20.6%	44.2%
2017	20.2%	44.2%
2018	19.8%	44.1%
2019	19.4%	44%
2020	19.1%	43.8%
2021	18.8%	43.6%
2022	18.6%	43.4%
2023	18.2%	43%
2024	17.8%	42.7%
2025	17.5%	42.4%
2026	17.2%	42%
2027	17%	41.7%
2028	16.9%	41.3%
2029	16.8%	41%
2030	16.7%	40.7%
2031	16.6%	40.4%
2032	16.5%	40%
2033	16.4%	39.7%
2034	16.4%	39.3%
2035	16.3%	39%
2036	16.1%	38.6%
2037	15.9%	38.3%
2038	15.7%	37.9%
2039	15.5%	37.6%
2040	15.4%	37.3%
2041	15.2%	36.9%
2042	15%	36.6%
2043	14.8%	36.2%
2044	14.7%	35.9%
2045	14.5%	35.5%
2046	14.4%	35.2%
2047	14.2%	34.8%
2048	14.1%	34.5%
2049	14%	34.1%
2050	13.8%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +3% in Mauritania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua	Mauritania
1960	1,434	21,604
1961	1,476	22,781
1962	1,509	23,927
1963	1,543	25,250
1964	1,559	26,565
1965	1,528	28,028
1966	1,489	29,502
1967	1,431	30,853
1968	1,369	32,029
1969	1,308	33,252
1970	1,248	34,382
1971	1,219	35,279
1972	1,179	36,184
1973	1,135	37,122
1974	1,074	38,106
1975	1,028	38,975
1976	1,075	40,149
1977	1,124	41,352
1978	1,064	42,539
1979	1,150	43,537
1980	1,002	45,026
1981	940	46,641
1982	913	47,947
1983	941	49,187
1984	899	50,705
1985	955	52,125
1986	855	53,313
1987	845	55,037
1988	848	56,654
1989	845	58,666
1990	833	59,934
1991	673	61,782
1992	728	63,501
1993	706	68,167
1994	757	70,570
1995	844	72,244
1996	947	71,939
1997	932	71,327
1998	845	72,045
1999	828	73,554
2000	1,009	75,929
2001	900	78,769
2002	843	80,993
2003	793	83,804
2004	757	87,578
2005	738	90,940
2006	742	94,991
2007	770	98,895
2008	911	102,432
2009	900	105,273
2010	758	108,121
2011	743	111,165
2012	678	113,489
2013	586	115,558
2014	564	118,792
2015	583	122,092
2016	496	125,342
2017	504	128,562
2018	411	131,584
2019	461	134,460
2020	512	134,899
2021	492	137,557
2022	486	142,451
2023	462	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Mauritania
1985	38	998
1986	38	961
1987	40	914
1988	38	887
1989	41	883
1990	41	858
1991	42	845
1992	40	811
1993	40	813
1994	38	809
1995	38	815
1996	37	813
1997	37	752
1998	34	698
1999	34	669
2000	37	644
2001	36	616
2002	36	590
2003	33	571
2004	34	557
2005	33	536
2006	32	521
2007	32	516
2008	31	506
2009	32	500
2010	31	499
2011	31	494
2012	30	496
2013	32	496
2014	32	484
2015	30	469
2016	28	456
2017	31	450
2018	31	437
2019	32	424
2020	35	413
2021	32	425
2022	36	385
2023	35	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 3.78% in Mauritania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	Mauritania
1960	8.25%	25.3%
1961	7.74%	24.7%
1962	7.18%	24%
1963	6.59%	23.4%
1964	6%	22.7%
1965	5.41%	22%
1966	4.86%	21.3%
1967	4.36%	20.6%
1968	3.92%	19.9%
1969	3.54%	19.4%
1970	3.23%	19%
1971	2.96%	18.9%
1972	2.74%	18.9%
1973	2.56%	19%
1974	2.4%	19%
1975	2.25%	18.9%
1976	2.11%	18.6%
1977	1.97%	18.2%
1978	1.84%	17.6%
1979	1.71%	17.1%
1980	1.6%	16.6%
1981	1.5%	16.1%
1982	1.42%	15.6%
1983	1.36%	15.1%
1984	1.31%	14.5%
1985	1.29%	13.8%
1986	1.28%	13.2%
1987	1.28%	12.6%
1988	1.3%	12.1%
1989	1.32%	11.8%
1990	1.35%	11.5%
1991	1.39%	11.4%
1992	1.43%	11.3%
1993	1.47%	11.2%
1994	1.51%	11.2%
1995	1.54%	11.1%
1996	1.55%	11%
1997	1.55%	10.8%
1998	1.54%	10.6%
1999	1.52%	10.2%
2000	1.49%	9.82%
2001	1.46%	9.35%
2002	1.43%	8.81%
2003	1.4%	8.25%
2004	1.36%	7.7%
2005	1.33%	7.18%
2006	1.3%	6.73%
2007	1.27%	6.35%
2008	1.24%	6.04%
2009	1.22%	5.79%
2010	1.19%	5.61%
2011	1.17%	5.45%
2012	1.15%	5.31%
2013	1.13%	5.17%
2014	1.12%	5.04%
2015	1.1%	4.89%
2016	1.08%	4.74%
2017	1.06%	4.59%
2018	1.05%	4.45%
2019	1.03%	4.3%
2020	1.01%	4.17%
2021	0.98%	4.03%
2022	0.96%	3.91%
2023	0.93%	3.78%