Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Australia vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 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.

Check Australia vs Mauritania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Australia	Mauritania
1960	3.45	6.15
1961	3.54	6.2
1962	3.44	6.24
1963	3.33	6.31
1964	3.15	6.37
1965	2.98	6.44
1966	2.88	6.52
1967	2.85	6.57
1968	2.89	6.6
1969	2.89	6.64
1970	2.86	6.68
1971	2.96	6.7
1972	2.74	6.71
1973	2.49	6.72
1974	2.4	6.73
1975	2.15	6.71
1976	2.06	6.73
1977	2.01	6.74
1978	1.95	6.73
1979	1.91	6.7
1980	1.89	6.67
1981	1.94	6.64
1982	1.93	6.59
1983	1.92	6.54
1984	1.84	6.48
1985	1.92	6.42
1986	1.87	6.34
1987	1.85	6.27
1988	1.83	6.21
1989	1.84	6.2
1990	1.9	6.18
1991	1.85	6.16
1992	1.89	6.13
1993	1.86	6.09
1994	1.84	6.06
1995	1.82	5.96
1996	1.8	5.86
1997	1.78	5.74
1998	1.76	5.62
1999	1.76	5.52
2000	1.76	5.46
2001	1.74	5.41
2002	1.76	5.37
2003	1.75	5.36
2004	1.77	5.37
2005	1.81	5.38
2006	1.91	5.4
2007	1.96	5.43
2008	1.98	5.44
2009	1.97	5.41
2010	1.93	5.38
2011	1.93	5.38
2012	1.92	5.35
2013	1.86	5.32
2014	1.83	5.26
2015	1.81	5.21
2016	1.75	5.16
2017	1.74	5.11
2018	1.74	5.04
2019	1.66	4.98
2020	1.58	4.91
2021	1.7	4.85
2022	1.63	4.77
2023	1.5	4.7
2024	1.5	4.63
2025	1.5	4.56
2026	1.5	4.48
2027	1.5	4.42
2028	1.51	4.36
2029	1.5	4.29
2030	1.51	4.24
2031	1.5	4.18
2032	1.5	4.11
2033	1.5	4.02
2034	1.5	3.97
2035	1.5	3.9
2036	1.5	3.83
2037	1.5	3.78
2038	1.5	3.71
2039	1.5	3.66
2040	1.5	3.6
2041	1.5	3.55
2042	1.5	3.5
2043	1.5	3.45
2044	1.5	3.39
2045	1.5	3.35
2046	1.5	3.3
2047	1.5	3.26
2048	1.5	3.21
2049	1.5	3.17
2050	1.5	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Mauritania
1960	30.2%	41.8%
1961	30.2%	41.8%
1962	30.1%	41.8%
1963	29.9%	41.8%
1964	29.8%	42%
1965	29.6%	42.4%
1966	29.5%	42.8%
1967	29.3%	43.2%
1968	29.1%	43.6%
1969	28.9%	44%
1970	28.8%	44.4%
1971	28.7%	44.7%
1972	28.5%	44.9%
1973	28.2%	45.2%
1974	27.9%	45.4%
1975	27.5%	45.5%
1976	27%	45.6%
1977	26.5%	45.7%
1978	26.1%	45.8%
1979	25.6%	45.9%
1980	25.3%	45.9%
1981	25%	45.9%
1982	24.7%	45.8%
1983	24.4%	45.8%
1984	24%	45.7%
1985	23.6%	45.6%
1986	23.1%	45.5%
1987	22.7%	45.4%
1988	22.4%	45.3%
1989	22.2%	45.4%
1990	22%	45.4%
1991	21.9%	45.3%
1992	21.8%	44.9%
1993	21.7%	44.4%
1994	21.7%	44.3%
1995	21.5%	44.4%
1996	21.4%	44.6%
1997	21.2%	44.7%
1998	21.1%	44.6%
1999	20.9%	44.4%
2000	20.8%	44.2%
2001	20.6%	44.1%
2002	20.4%	44.2%
2003	20.2%	44.2%
2004	20%	44.2%
2005	19.8%	44.2%
2006	19.6%	44.2%
2007	19.4%	44.3%
2008	19.3%	44.1%
2009	19.2%	43.9%
2010	19.1%	43.9%
2011	19%	43.9%
2012	18.9%	44.1%
2013	18.9%	44.2%
2014	18.9%	44.2%
2015	18.9%	44.3%
2016	18.9%	44.2%
2017	18.8%	44.2%
2018	18.8%	44.1%
2019	18.7%	44%
2020	18.6%	43.8%
2021	18.4%	43.6%
2022	18.2%	43.4%
2023	18%	43%
2024	17.8%	42.7%
2025	17.7%	42.4%
2026	17.5%	42%
2027	17.4%	41.7%
2028	17.2%	41.3%
2029	17%	41%
2030	16.9%	40.7%
2031	16.7%	40.4%
2032	16.6%	40%
2033	16.5%	39.7%
2034	16.4%	39.3%
2035	16.3%	39%
2036	16.2%	38.6%
2037	16.1%	38.3%
2038	16%	37.9%
2039	15.9%	37.6%
2040	15.9%	37.3%
2041	15.8%	36.9%
2042	15.8%	36.6%
2043	15.7%	36.2%
2044	15.7%	35.9%
2045	15.7%	35.5%
2046	15.7%	35.2%
2047	15.7%	34.8%
2048	15.7%	34.5%
2049	15.7%	34.1%
2050	15.7%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 22% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia 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
	Australia	Mauritania
1960	141,816	21,604
1961	150,955	22,781
1962	143,943	23,927
1963	140,161	25,250
1964	128,420	26,565
1965	122,990	28,028
1966	126,996	29,502
1967	126,249	30,853
1968	132,099	32,029
1969	143,477	33,252
1970	145,081	34,382
1971	165,593	35,279
1972	155,488	36,184
1973	136,476	37,122
1974	128,996	38,106
1975	123,648	38,975
1976	115,070	40,149
1977	117,793	41,352
1978	116,299	42,539
1979	116,112	43,537
1980	117,536	45,026
1981	125,356	46,641
1982	126,030	47,947
1983	130,844	49,187
1984	123,077	50,705
1985	143,674	52,125
1986	123,342	53,313
1987	128,484	55,037
1988	127,298	56,654
1989	127,789	58,666
1990	143,347	59,934
1991	138,273	61,782
1992	139,829	63,501
1993	137,551	68,167
1994	131,761	70,570
1995	131,436	72,244
1996	125,751	71,939
1997	121,592	71,327
1998	120,949	72,045
1999	118,517	73,554
2000	119,882	75,929
2001	117,575	78,769
2002	116,971	80,993
2003	118,325	83,804
2004	115,610	87,578
2005	129,132	90,940
2006	132,931	94,991
2007	154,124	98,895
2008	155,119	102,432
2009	160,518	105,273
2010	158,628	108,121
2011	156,380	111,165
2012	161,408	113,489
2013	159,584	115,558
2014	154,940	118,792
2015	150,041	122,092
2016	152,403	125,342
2017	150,015	128,562
2018	157,269	131,584
2019	136,808	134,460
2020	133,376	134,899
2021	138,701	137,557
2022	111,862	142,451
2023	103,945	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Mauritania
1985	9	998
1986	8	961
1987	9	914
1988	9	887
1989	9	883
1990	9	858
1991	9	845
1992	9	811
1993	9	813
1994	9	809
1995	9	815
1996	8	813
1997	8	752
1998	7	698
1999	7	669
2000	7	644
2001	6	616
2002	6	590
2003	5	571
2004	5	557
2005	5	536
2006	5	521
2007	5	516
2008	5	506
2009	5	500
2010	5	499
2011	6	494
2012	6	496
2013	6	496
2014	6	484
2015	6	469
2016	6	456
2017	6	450
2018	5	437
2019	5	424
2020	5	413
2021	4	425
2022	4	385
2023	2	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia 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
	Australia	Mauritania
1960	2.49%	25.3%
1961	2.43%	24.7%
1962	2.37%	24%
1963	2.32%	23.4%
1964	2.27%	22.7%
1965	2.24%	22%
1966	2.21%	21.3%
1967	2.2%	20.6%
1968	2.19%	19.9%
1969	2.18%	19.4%
1970	2.15%	19%
1971	2.1%	18.9%
1972	2.03%	18.9%
1973	1.94%	19%
1974	1.84%	19%
1975	1.73%	18.9%
1976	1.62%	18.6%
1977	1.52%	18.2%
1978	1.44%	17.6%
1979	1.36%	17.1%
1980	1.3%	16.6%
1981	1.26%	16.1%
1982	1.22%	15.6%
1983	1.19%	15.1%
1984	1.16%	14.5%
1985	1.13%	13.8%
1986	1.1%	13.2%
1987	1.06%	12.6%
1988	1.02%	12.1%
1989	0.97%	11.8%
1990	0.92%	11.5%
1991	0.87%	11.4%
1992	0.82%	11.3%
1993	0.77%	11.2%
1994	0.73%	11.2%
1995	0.7%	11.1%
1996	0.68%	11%
1997	0.66%	10.8%
1998	0.64%	10.6%
1999	0.63%	10.2%
2000	0.62%	9.82%
2001	0.61%	9.35%
2002	0.6%	8.81%
2003	0.59%	8.25%
2004	0.58%	7.7%
2005	0.57%	7.18%
2006	0.56%	6.73%
2007	0.54%	6.35%
2008	0.52%	6.04%
2009	0.5%	5.79%
2010	0.48%	5.61%
2011	0.45%	5.45%
2012	0.43%	5.31%
2013	0.41%	5.17%
2014	0.4%	5.04%
2015	0.39%	4.89%
2016	0.38%	4.74%
2017	0.38%	4.59%
2018	0.38%	4.45%
2019	0.38%	4.3%
2020	0.38%	4.17%
2021	0.37%	4.03%
2022	0.37%	3.91%
2023	0.37%	3.78%