Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Canada vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 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 Canada 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
	Canada	Mauritania
1960	3.81	6.15
1961	3.75	6.2
1962	3.68	6.24
1963	3.61	6.31
1964	3.46	6.37
1965	3.12	6.44
1966	2.75	6.52
1967	2.53	6.57
1968	2.39	6.6
1969	2.33	6.64
1970	2.26	6.68
1971	2.14	6.7
1972	1.98	6.71
1973	1.89	6.72
1974	1.84	6.73
1975	1.82	6.71
1976	1.8	6.73
1977	1.78	6.74
1978	1.77	6.73
1979	1.75	6.7
1980	1.74	6.67
1981	1.7	6.64
1982	1.69	6.59
1983	1.68	6.54
1984	1.65	6.48
1985	1.67	6.42
1986	1.68	6.34
1987	1.68	6.27
1988	1.68	6.21
1989	1.77	6.2
1990	1.83	6.18
1991	1.72	6.16
1992	1.71	6.13
1993	1.69	6.09
1994	1.69	6.06
1995	1.67	5.96
1996	1.63	5.86
1997	1.57	5.74
1998	1.56	5.62
1999	1.55	5.52
2000	1.51	5.46
2001	1.54	5.41
2002	1.52	5.37
2003	1.55	5.36
2004	1.56	5.37
2005	1.58	5.38
2006	1.63	5.4
2007	1.67	5.43
2008	1.7	5.44
2009	1.69	5.41
2010	1.65	5.38
2011	1.63	5.38
2012	1.63	5.35
2013	1.61	5.32
2014	1.61	5.26
2015	1.6	5.21
2016	1.59	5.16
2017	1.55	5.11
2018	1.51	5.04
2019	1.47	4.98
2020	1.41	4.91
2021	1.44	4.85
2022	1.33	4.77
2023	1.26	4.7
2024	1.25	4.63
2025	1.24	4.56
2026	1.24	4.48
2027	1.23	4.42
2028	1.24	4.36
2029	1.23	4.29
2030	1.24	4.24
2031	1.24	4.18
2032	1.24	4.11
2033	1.25	4.02
2034	1.25	3.97
2035	1.25	3.9
2036	1.26	3.83
2037	1.26	3.78
2038	1.26	3.71
2039	1.27	3.66
2040	1.27	3.6
2041	1.27	3.55
2042	1.28	3.5
2043	1.28	3.45
2044	1.28	3.39
2045	1.28	3.35
2046	1.29	3.3
2047	1.29	3.26
2048	1.29	3.21
2049	1.3	3.17
2050	1.3	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Mauritania
1960	33.8%	41.8%
1961	33.9%	41.8%
1962	33.9%	41.8%
1963	33.9%	41.8%
1964	33.7%	42%
1965	33.3%	42.4%
1966	32.9%	42.8%
1967	32.3%	43.2%
1968	31.6%	43.6%
1969	31%	44%
1970	30.2%	44.4%
1971	29.3%	44.7%
1972	28.6%	44.9%
1973	27.8%	45.2%
1974	27%	45.4%
1975	26.2%	45.5%
1976	25.5%	45.6%
1977	24.7%	45.7%
1978	24%	45.8%
1979	23.4%	45.9%
1980	22.8%	45.9%
1981	22.3%	45.9%
1982	22%	45.8%
1983	21.8%	45.8%
1984	21.6%	45.7%
1985	21.3%	45.6%
1986	21.1%	45.5%
1987	20.9%	45.4%
1988	20.8%	45.3%
1989	20.8%	45.4%
1990	20.7%	45.4%
1991	20.7%	45.3%
1992	20.7%	44.9%
1993	20.7%	44.4%
1994	20.6%	44.3%
1995	20.4%	44.4%
1996	20.2%	44.6%
1997	20%	44.7%
1998	19.8%	44.6%
1999	19.5%	44.4%
2000	19.2%	44.2%
2001	18.9%	44.1%
2002	18.6%	44.2%
2003	18.3%	44.2%
2004	18%	44.2%
2005	17.7%	44.2%
2006	17.4%	44.2%
2007	17.1%	44.3%
2008	16.9%	44.1%
2009	16.7%	43.9%
2010	16.6%	43.9%
2011	16.4%	43.9%
2012	16.3%	44.1%
2013	16.3%	44.2%
2014	16.2%	44.2%
2015	16.2%	44.3%
2016	16.2%	44.2%
2017	16.2%	44.2%
2018	16.1%	44.1%
2019	16%	44%
2020	15.9%	43.8%
2021	15.7%	43.6%
2022	15.5%	43.4%
2023	15.3%	43%
2024	15.1%	42.7%
2025	15%	42.4%
2026	14.9%	42%
2027	14.7%	41.7%
2028	14.6%	41.3%
2029	14.5%	41%
2030	14.4%	40.7%
2031	14.3%	40.4%
2032	14.2%	40%
2033	14.1%	39.7%
2034	14%	39.3%
2035	13.9%	39%
2036	13.9%	38.6%
2037	13.8%	38.3%
2038	13.8%	37.9%
2039	13.7%	37.6%
2040	13.7%	37.3%
2041	13.6%	36.9%
2042	13.6%	36.6%
2043	13.6%	36.2%
2044	13.5%	35.9%
2045	13.5%	35.5%
2046	13.5%	35.2%
2047	13.5%	34.8%
2048	13.5%	34.5%
2049	13.5%	34.1%
2050	13.5%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada 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
	Canada	Mauritania
1960	338,487	21,604
1961	334,360	22,781
1962	325,745	23,927
1963	318,595	25,250
1964	307,268	26,565
1965	269,589	28,028
1966	236,566	29,502
1967	220,450	30,853
1968	211,589	32,029
1969	216,588	33,252
1970	215,372	34,382
1971	208,640	35,279
1972	188,857	36,184
1973	184,432	37,122
1974	182,464	38,106
1975	196,718	38,975
1976	196,979	40,149
1977	199,297	41,352
1978	194,102	42,539
1979	203,293	43,537
1980	203,480	45,026
1981	206,005	46,641
1982	200,935	47,947
1983	202,931	49,187
1984	204,856	50,705
1985	204,153	52,125
1986	190,532	53,313
1987	190,416	55,037
1988	192,901	56,654
1989	207,304	58,666
1990	213,222	59,934
1991	207,477	61,782
1992	204,273	63,501
1993	186,451	68,167
1994	179,804	70,570
1995	167,023	72,244
1996	153,973	71,939
1997	134,577	71,327
1998	126,651	72,045
1999	118,565	73,554
2000	110,469	75,929
2001	114,777	78,769
2002	106,621	80,993
2003	110,749	83,804
2004	111,786	87,578
2005	116,074	90,940
2006	130,285	94,991
2007	134,845	98,895
2008	142,963	102,432
2009	144,609	105,273
2010	139,425	108,121
2011	133,923	111,165
2012	135,382	113,489
2013	129,799	115,558
2014	127,563	118,792
2015	117,825	122,092
2016	115,555	125,342
2017	98,672	128,562
2018	88,974	131,584
2019	86,523	134,460
2020	53,241	134,899
2021	57,360	137,557
2022	15,574	142,451
2023	28,058	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Mauritania
1985	7	998
1986	7	961
1987	7	914
1988	7	887
1989	8	883
1990	7	858
1991	8	845
1992	8	811
1993	8	813
1994	8	809
1995	8	815
1996	9	813
1997	8	752
1998	9	698
1999	9	669
2000	9	644
2001	10	616
2002	10	590
2003	10	571
2004	10	557
2005	11	536
2006	11	521
2007	11	516
2008	12	506
2009	12	500
2010	11	499
2011	11	494
2012	11	496
2013	11	496
2014	12	484
2015	11	469
2016	12	456
2017	12	450
2018	13	437
2019	12	424
2020	17	413
2021	14	425
2022	15	385
2023	12	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada 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
	Canada	Mauritania
1960	3.26%	25.3%
1961	3.15%	24.7%
1962	3.05%	24%
1963	2.94%	23.4%
1964	2.82%	22.7%
1965	2.71%	22%
1966	2.6%	21.3%
1967	2.5%	20.6%
1968	2.4%	19.9%
1969	2.3%	19.4%
1970	2.19%	19%
1971	2.09%	18.9%
1972	1.99%	18.9%
1973	1.89%	19%
1974	1.79%	19%
1975	1.7%	18.9%
1976	1.6%	18.6%
1977	1.51%	18.2%
1978	1.42%	17.6%
1979	1.33%	17.1%
1980	1.25%	16.6%
1981	1.18%	16.1%
1982	1.12%	15.6%
1983	1.06%	15.1%
1984	1.01%	14.5%
1985	0.98%	13.8%
1986	0.94%	13.2%
1987	0.91%	12.6%
1988	0.88%	12.1%
1989	0.85%	11.8%
1990	0.82%	11.5%
1991	0.8%	11.4%
1992	0.77%	11.3%
1993	0.74%	11.2%
1994	0.72%	11.2%
1995	0.69%	11.1%
1996	0.67%	11%
1997	0.65%	10.8%
1998	0.64%	10.6%
1999	0.63%	10.2%
2000	0.62%	9.82%
2001	0.62%	9.35%
2002	0.62%	8.81%
2003	0.62%	8.25%
2004	0.61%	7.7%
2005	0.61%	7.18%
2006	0.6%	6.73%
2007	0.6%	6.35%
2008	0.59%	6.04%
2009	0.58%	5.79%
2010	0.57%	5.61%
2011	0.56%	5.45%
2012	0.56%	5.31%
2013	0.55%	5.17%
2014	0.54%	5.04%
2015	0.54%	4.89%
2016	0.53%	4.74%
2017	0.52%	4.59%
2018	0.52%	4.45%
2019	0.51%	4.3%
2020	0.51%	4.17%
2021	0.51%	4.03%
2022	0.51%	3.91%
2023	0.51%	3.78%