Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil 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
	Brazil	Mauritania
1960	6.05	6.15
1961	6.02	6.2
1962	5.98	6.24
1963	5.93	6.31
1964	5.82	6.37
1965	5.68	6.44
1966	5.52	6.52
1967	5.34	6.57
1968	5.17	6.6
1969	5.04	6.64
1970	4.93	6.68
1971	4.84	6.7
1972	4.74	6.71
1973	4.64	6.72
1974	4.5	6.73
1975	4.42	6.71
1976	4.34	6.73
1977	4.27	6.74
1978	4.2	6.73
1979	4.12	6.7
1980	4.04	6.67
1981	3.94	6.64
1982	3.84	6.59
1983	3.72	6.54
1984	3.6	6.48
1985	3.48	6.42
1986	3.36	6.34
1987	3.23	6.27
1988	3.11	6.21
1989	3.01	6.2
1990	2.9	6.18
1991	2.81	6.16
1992	2.71	6.13
1993	2.66	6.09
1994	2.6	6.06
1995	2.57	5.96
1996	2.51	5.86
1997	2.47	5.74
1998	2.42	5.62
1999	2.34	5.52
2000	2.25	5.46
2001	2.16	5.41
2002	2.08	5.37
2003	2.01	5.36
2004	1.97	5.37
2005	1.94	5.38
2006	1.9	5.4
2007	1.85	5.43
2008	1.82	5.44
2009	1.8	5.41
2010	1.79	5.38
2011	1.78	5.38
2012	1.77	5.35
2013	1.76	5.32
2014	1.78	5.26
2015	1.78	5.21
2016	1.73	5.16
2017	1.74	5.11
2018	1.74	5.04
2019	1.71	4.98
2020	1.65	4.91
2021	1.64	4.85
2022	1.63	4.77
2023	1.62	4.7
2024	1.61	4.63
2025	1.6	4.56
2026	1.59	4.48
2027	1.58	4.42
2028	1.58	4.36
2029	1.58	4.29
2030	1.58	4.24
2031	1.57	4.18
2032	1.57	4.11
2033	1.57	4.02
2034	1.57	3.97
2035	1.57	3.9
2036	1.57	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	1.56	3.26
2048	1.56	3.21
2049	1.56	3.17
2050	1.56	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Mauritania
1960	44.2%	41.8%
1961	44.3%	41.8%
1962	44.4%	41.8%
1963	44.5%	41.8%
1964	44.4%	42%
1965	44.2%	42.4%
1966	44%	42.8%
1967	43.8%	43.2%
1968	43.4%	43.6%
1969	43%	44%
1970	42.7%	44.4%
1971	42.2%	44.7%
1972	41.8%	44.9%
1973	41.4%	45.2%
1974	40.9%	45.4%
1975	40.5%	45.5%
1976	40%	45.6%
1977	39.6%	45.7%
1978	39.1%	45.8%
1979	38.8%	45.9%
1980	38.4%	45.9%
1981	38.1%	45.9%
1982	37.9%	45.8%
1983	37.7%	45.8%
1984	37.4%	45.7%
1985	37.2%	45.6%
1986	36.9%	45.5%
1987	36.6%	45.4%
1988	36.3%	45.3%
1989	35.9%	45.4%
1990	35.5%	45.4%
1991	35%	45.3%
1992	34.5%	44.9%
1993	34%	44.4%
1994	33.4%	44.3%
1995	32.8%	44.4%
1996	32.2%	44.6%
1997	31.6%	44.7%
1998	31%	44.6%
1999	30.5%	44.4%
2000	29.9%	44.2%
2001	29.3%	44.1%
2002	28.7%	44.2%
2003	28.2%	44.2%
2004	27.6%	44.2%
2005	27.1%	44.2%
2006	26.6%	44.2%
2007	26.1%	44.3%
2008	25.7%	44.1%
2009	25.2%	43.9%
2010	24.7%	43.9%
2011	24.2%	43.9%
2012	23.7%	44.1%
2013	23.3%	44.2%
2014	22.8%	44.2%
2015	22.4%	44.3%
2016	22%	44.2%
2017	21.7%	44.2%
2018	21.4%	44.1%
2019	21.1%	44%
2020	20.8%	43.8%
2021	20.5%	43.6%
2022	20.2%	43.4%
2023	19.9%	43%
2024	19.7%	42.7%
2025	19.4%	42.4%
2026	19.1%	42%
2027	18.8%	41.7%
2028	18.5%	41.3%
2029	18.2%	41%
2030	17.9%	40.7%
2031	17.7%	40.4%
2032	17.4%	40%
2033	17.1%	39.7%
2034	16.9%	39.3%
2035	16.6%	39%
2036	16.4%	38.6%
2037	16.2%	38.3%
2038	16.1%	37.9%
2039	15.9%	37.6%
2040	15.8%	37.3%
2041	15.6%	36.9%
2042	15.5%	36.6%
2043	15.4%	36.2%
2044	15.3%	35.9%
2045	15.2%	35.5%
2046	15.1%	35.2%
2047	15%	34.8%
2048	14.9%	34.5%
2049	14.8%	34.1%
2050	14.6%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Mauritania
1960	2,190,392	21,604
1961	2,240,178	22,781
1962	2,286,666	23,927
1963	2,326,400	25,250
1964	2,338,478	26,565
1965	2,336,415	28,028
1966	2,325,332	29,502
1967	2,307,560	30,853
1968	2,301,561	32,029
1969	2,324,190	33,252
1970	2,362,073	34,382
1971	2,407,319	35,279
1972	2,454,698	36,184
1973	2,501,309	37,122
1974	2,524,254	38,106
1975	2,585,130	38,975
1976	2,648,647	40,149
1977	2,715,328	41,352
1978	2,778,815	42,539
1979	2,836,759	43,537
1980	2,887,768	45,026
1981	2,928,262	46,641
1982	2,948,552	47,947
1983	2,952,335	49,187
1984	2,931,496	50,705
1985	2,912,908	52,125
1986	2,880,440	53,313
1987	2,825,485	55,037
1988	2,768,082	56,654
1989	2,717,923	58,666
1990	2,652,959	59,934
1991	2,606,167	61,782
1992	2,547,698	63,501
1993	2,545,874	68,167
1994	2,532,951	70,570
1995	2,546,195	72,244
1996	2,530,690	71,939
1997	2,531,758	71,327
1998	2,514,728	72,045
1999	2,450,869	73,554
2000	2,372,043	75,929
2001	2,291,210	78,769
2002	2,207,017	80,993
2003	2,128,819	83,804
2004	2,108,072	87,578
2005	2,083,281	90,940
2006	2,026,119	94,991
2007	1,970,372	98,895
2008	1,908,051	102,432
2009	1,878,542	105,273
2010	1,847,336	108,121
2011	1,815,758	111,165
2012	1,782,516	113,489
2013	1,758,716	115,558
2014	1,757,948	118,792
2015	1,742,275	122,092
2016	1,609,488	125,342
2017	1,610,402	128,562
2018	1,583,935	131,584
2019	1,472,104	134,460
2020	1,146,174	134,899
2021	919,507	137,557
2022	1,054,897	142,451
2023	1,107,434	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Mauritania
1985	186	998
1986	176	961
1987	167	914
1988	161	887
1989	150	883
1990	140	858
1991	128	845
1992	118	811
1993	113	813
1994	108	809
1995	103	815
1996	98	813
1997	92	752
1998	84	698
1999	75	669
2000	69	644
2001	66	616
2002	66	590
2003	67	571
2004	70	557
2005	71	536
2006	72	521
2007	73	516
2008	71	506
2009	69	500
2010	66	499
2011	62	494
2012	60	496
2013	61	496
2014	63	484
2015	63	469
2016	64	456
2017	61	450
2018	62	437
2019	65	424
2020	85	413
2021	128	425
2022	104	385
2023	67	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Mauritania
1960	16.9%	25.3%
1961	16.5%	24.7%
1962	16%	24%
1963	15.6%	23.4%
1964	15.2%	22.7%
1965	14.9%	22%
1966	14.5%	21.3%
1967	14.2%	20.6%
1968	13.9%	19.9%
1969	13.6%	19.4%
1970	13.2%	19%
1971	12.9%	18.9%
1972	12.6%	18.9%
1973	12.2%	19%
1974	11.9%	19%
1975	11.6%	18.9%
1976	11.2%	18.6%
1977	10.8%	18.2%
1978	10.4%	17.6%
1979	10%	17.1%
1980	9.57%	16.6%
1981	9.14%	16.1%
1982	8.73%	15.6%
1983	8.34%	15.1%
1984	7.98%	14.5%
1985	7.67%	13.8%
1986	7.38%	13.2%
1987	7.11%	12.6%
1988	6.84%	12.1%
1989	6.58%	11.8%
1990	6.31%	11.5%
1991	6.02%	11.4%
1992	5.72%	11.3%
1993	5.41%	11.2%
1994	5.09%	11.2%
1995	4.77%	11.1%
1996	4.47%	11%
1997	4.19%	10.8%
1998	3.93%	10.6%
1999	3.68%	10.2%
2000	3.45%	9.82%
2001	3.22%	9.35%
2002	3.01%	8.81%
2003	2.81%	8.25%
2004	2.63%	7.7%
2005	2.46%	7.18%
2006	2.31%	6.73%
2007	2.17%	6.35%
2008	2.05%	6.04%
2009	1.95%	5.79%
2010	1.86%	5.61%
2011	1.79%	5.45%
2012	1.72%	5.31%
2013	1.67%	5.17%
2014	1.63%	5.04%
2015	1.6%	4.89%
2016	1.68%	4.74%
2017	1.54%	4.59%
2018	1.52%	4.45%
2019	1.5%	4.3%
2020	1.49%	4.17%
2021	1.47%	4.03%
2022	1.46%	3.91%
2023	1.44%	3.78%