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Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Mongolia

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Argentina has an annual birth rate of 11.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19 for Mongolia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.5 in Argentina and 2.7 in Mongolia — 80% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -52.2% in Argentina and by -60.4% in Mongolia — in 1960, it was 3.14 and 6.82, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Argentina is ranked 130/196 by birth rate compared to 81/196 for Mongolia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.2 in Argentina — it's 29.3 in Mongolia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 26.4 in Argentina vs 19.7 in Mongolia.
  • In Argentina, 25.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Mongolia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.34% in Argentina and +1.35% in Mongolia.

Birth rate data compared

Argentina Mongolia
Fertility rate 1.5 2.7
Birth rate 11.1 19
Birth rate rank 130/196 81/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.5 years
Average age at childbearing 29.2 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 24.7 18.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 69.2 136.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 17.3 33.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.2% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 67.2% 45.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.8% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.03% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.5% 0.74%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.82% 1.14%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.96% 1.36%
Population change due to births and deaths +154,648 +46,995
Natural population change rank 68/196 99/196
Natural population change rate +0.34% +1.35%
Population growth +0.35% +1.25%
Population growth rank 143/197 88/197
Life expectancy 77.7 years 72.2 years

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Mongolia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.7 in Mongolia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs Mongolia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Argentina
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Argentina Mongolia
1960 3.14 6.82
1961 3.12 6.96
1962 3.13 7.1
1963 3.11 7.24
1964 3.08 7.33
1965 3.01 7.38
1966 2.97 7.41
1967 2.98 7.39
1968 3.01 7.37
1969 3.05 7.34
1970 3.09 7.31
1971 3.11 7.3
1972 3.14 7.28
1973 3.17 7.24
1974 3.22 7.17
1975 3.27 7.07
1976 3.32 6.93
1977 3.36 6.79
1978 3.36 6.62
1979 3.34 6.42
1980 3.3 6.21
1981 3.25 5.98
1982 3.2 5.8
1983 3.15 5.63
1984 3.12 5.45
1985 3.07 5.26
1986 3.05 5.03
1987 3.04 4.83
1988 3.05 4.65
1989 3.02 4.42
1990 3.03 4.5
1991 3.01 4
1992 2.99 3.5
1993 2.97 2.5
1994 2.94 2.7
1995 2.86 2.77
1996 2.78 2.5
1997 2.71 2.4
1998 2.66 2.3
1999 2.64 2.3
2000 2.59 2.2
2001 2.53 2.2
2002 2.49 2.1
2003 2.45 2
2004 2.43 2
2005 2.43 2
2006 2.4 2.1
2007 2.37 2.3
2008 2.43 2.6
2009 2.4 2.8
2010 2.41 2.4
2011 2.39 2.6
2012 2.3 2.7
2013 2.34 3
2014 2.39 3.1
2015 2.35 3
2016 2.24 3
2017 2.17 2.8
2018 2.07 2.9
2019 1.88 3
2020 1.6 2.9
2021 1.59 2.8
2022 1.48 2.7
2023 1.5 2.7
2024 1.5 2.65
2025 1.5 2.6
2026 1.51 2.55
2027 1.51 2.51
2028 1.51 2.47
2029 1.51 2.44
2030 1.51 2.4
2031 1.51 2.37
2032 1.52 2.34
2033 1.52 2.31
2034 1.52 2.29
2035 1.52 2.26
2036 1.52 2.23
2037 1.52 2.21
2038 1.52 2.19
2039 1.52 2.17
2040 1.52 2.15
2041 1.52 2.13
2042 1.52 2.11
2043 1.53 2.09
2044 1.53 2.08
2045 1.53 2.06
2046 1.53 2.05
2047 1.53 2.04
2048 1.53 2.02
2049 1.53 2.01
2050 1.54 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Argentina
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Argentina Mongolia
1960 31.2% 38.1%
1961 31.1% 38.8%
1962 31% 39.6%
1963 30.8% 40.4%
1964 30.6% 41.4%
1965 30.5% 42.4%
1966 30.2% 43.3%
1967 30% 44.2%
1968 29.8% 44.9%
1969 29.7% 45.4%
1970 29.6% 45.6%
1971 29.5% 45.8%
1972 29.5% 45.8%
1973 29.5% 45.8%
1974 29.6% 45.6%
1975 29.7% 45.4%
1976 29.8% 45.2%
1977 29.9% 44.8%
1978 30.1% 44.5%
1979 30.3% 44.1%
1980 30.5% 43.7%
1981 30.6% 43.3%
1982 30.8% 43%
1983 30.9% 42.7%
1984 31% 42.5%
1985 31% 42.3%
1986 30.9% 42.1%
1987 30.9% 42%
1988 30.7% 41.8%
1989 30.6% 41.7%
1990 30.4% 41.4%
1991 30.3% 41%
1992 30% 40.5%
1993 29.8% 40%
1994 29.6% 39.5%
1995 29.3% 39%
1996 29.1% 38.4%
1997 28.8% 37.8%
1998 28.6% 37%
1999 28.4% 36.2%
2000 28.2% 35.2%
2001 27.9% 34.1%
2002 27.7% 32.9%
2003 27.5% 31.8%
2004 27.2% 30.8%
2005 26.9% 29.9%
2006 26.7% 29.1%
2007 26.4% 28.5%
2008 26.1% 28.1%
2009 25.9% 27.9%
2010 25.7% 27.9%
2011 25.5% 28%
2012 25.3% 28.1%
2013 25.2% 28.5%
2014 25% 28.9%
2015 24.9% 29.5%
2016 24.7% 30.2%
2017 24.6% 30.9%
2018 24.4% 31.6%
2019 24.1% 32.3%
2020 23.7% 32.8%
2021 23.2% 32.9%
2022 22.8% 32.9%
2023 22.2% 32.6%
2024 21.6% 32.2%
2025 21% 31.6%
2026 20.4% 30.9%
2027 19.9% 30.1%
2028 19.3% 29.2%
2029 18.7% 28.2%
2030 18.1% 27.3%
2031 17.6% 26.3%
2032 17.1% 25.6%
2033 16.7% 24.9%
2034 16.4% 24.3%
2035 16.2% 23.8%
2036 16.2% 23.4%
2037 16.1% 23.1%
2038 16.2% 23%
2039 16.2% 22.9%
2040 16.2% 22.8%
2041 16.1% 22.9%
2042 16.1% 22.9%
2043 16.1% 23%
2044 16% 23.1%
2045 16% 23.2%
2046 15.9% 23.3%
2047 15.8% 23.4%
2048 15.7% 23.4%
2049 15.6% 23.4%
2050 15.5% 23.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 32.2% in Mongolia in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 41.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Mongolia compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Mongolia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +1.81% in Mongolia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Argentina
Mongolia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Argentina Mongolia
1960 315,943 20,726
1961 317,816 21,873
1962 316,952 22,960
1963 317,041 24,142
1964 311,020 25,317
1965 304,734 26,364
1966 303,981 27,338
1967 308,904 28,178
1968 312,440 29,017
1969 319,108 29,781
1970 339,096 30,558
1971 344,889 31,536
1972 357,835 32,727
1973 370,856 33,993
1974 388,107 35,297
1975 409,561 36,490
1976 422,330 37,670
1977 441,647 38,995
1978 448,413 40,276
1979 449,952 41,568
1980 443,732 42,343
1981 442,501 43,588
1982 431,926 45,179
1983 426,145 46,919
1984 423,279 48,562
1985 428,866 49,944
1986 436,760 50,329
1987 443,404 51,140
1988 455,701 51,588
1989 460,991 51,420
1990 466,640 49,443
1991 474,960 47,884
1992 473,226 42,437
1993 474,791 36,924
1994 481,958 34,711
1995 469,658 34,473
1996 458,199 33,741
1997 450,930 32,403
1998 440,184 31,757
1999 444,038 32,283
2000 437,562 32,753
2001 430,579 32,052
2002 424,825 30,439
2003 410,141 28,827
2004 417,970 28,418
2005 428,247 29,290
2006 424,591 33,609
2007 402,889 39,636
2008 442,442 45,843
2009 439,271 48,876
2010 441,335 44,914
2011 448,730 50,711
2012 411,540 55,942
2013 421,694 62,618
2014 450,462 66,078
2015 444,161 64,473
2016 391,767 62,086
2017 375,260 57,940
2018 346,031 60,635
2019 280,005 61,433
2020 151,347 60,888
2021 88,677 52,109
2022 96,673 47,730
2023 154,648 46,995

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Mongolia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 41 deaths in Mongolia.

Argentina
Mongolia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Argentina Mongolia
1985 80 352
1986 76 346
1987 73 341
1988 70 335
1989 68 311
1990 68 276
1991 67 227
1992 65 199
1993 62 181
1994 62 178
1995 60 176
1996 59 178
1997 60 180
1998 57 174
1999 57 162
2000 58 144
2001 60 130
2002 59 120
2003 61 114
2004 58 108
2005 57 99
2006 60 90
2007 62 81
2008 59 77
2009 62 75
2010 55 71
2011 48 67
2012 49 63
2013 47 59
2014 43 56
2015 39 52
2016 40 48
2017 38 45
2018 38 45
2019 36 45
2020 40 47
2021 76 63
2022 39 41
2023 33 41

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 1.36% in Mongolia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Argentina
Mongolia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Argentina Mongolia
1969 7.25% -
1970 7.17% -
1971 7.08% -
1972 6.97% -
1973 6.82% -
1974 6.61% -
1975 6.33% -
1976 5.98% -
1977 5.56% -
1978 5.12% 17.3%
1979 4.68% 16.7%
1980 4.28% 16.1%
1981 3.94% 15.5%
1982 3.65% 15%
1983 3.41% 14.4%
1984 3.21% 13.9%
1985 3.06% 13.4%
1986 2.96% 12.8%
1987 2.91% 12.2%
1988 2.9% 11.7%
1989 2.89% 11.1%
1990 2.88% 10.7%
1991 2.84% 10.2%
1992 2.76% 9.78%
1993 2.66% 9.39%
1994 2.54% 9%
1995 2.42% 8.6%
1996 2.31% 8.19%
1997 2.19% 7.74%
1998 2.09% 7.27%
1999 2.01% 6.78%
2000 1.94% 6.29%
2001 1.88% 5.8%
2002 1.83% 5.32%
2003 1.78% 4.87%
2004 1.73% 4.45%
2005 1.67% 4.07%
2006 1.62% 3.71%
2007 1.58% 3.39%
2008 1.54% 3.11%
2009 1.49% 2.85%
2010 1.44% 2.63%
2011 1.39% 2.44%
2012 1.33% 2.28%
2013 1.27% 2.15%
2014 1.22% 2.04%
2015 1.17% 1.94%
2016 1.14% 1.84%
2017 1.1% 1.74%
2018 1.07% 1.64%
2019 1.05% 1.56%
2020 1.03% 1.48%
2021 1% 1.43%
2022 0.98% 1.39%
2023 0.96% 1.36%

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