Fertility & birth rates in Finland and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Finland vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Finland 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 Finland 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
	Finland	Mauritania
1960	2.72	6.15
1961	2.72	6.2
1962	2.68	6.24
1963	2.68	6.31
1964	2.59	6.37
1965	2.48	6.44
1966	2.41	6.52
1967	2.32	6.57
1968	2.14	6.6
1969	1.93	6.64
1970	1.83	6.68
1971	1.68	6.7
1972	1.58	6.71
1973	1.49	6.72
1974	1.61	6.73
1975	1.68	6.71
1976	1.7	6.73
1977	1.68	6.74
1978	1.64	6.73
1979	1.64	6.7
1980	1.63	6.67
1981	1.64	6.64
1982	1.71	6.59
1983	1.74	6.54
1984	1.69	6.48
1985	1.64	6.42
1986	1.6	6.34
1987	1.59	6.27
1988	1.69	6.21
1989	1.71	6.2
1990	1.78	6.18
1991	1.79	6.16
1992	1.85	6.13
1993	1.81	6.09
1994	1.85	6.06
1995	1.81	5.96
1996	1.78	5.86
1997	1.75	5.74
1998	1.7	5.62
1999	1.73	5.52
2000	1.73	5.46
2001	1.73	5.41
2002	1.72	5.37
2003	1.76	5.36
2004	1.8	5.37
2005	1.8	5.38
2006	1.84	5.4
2007	1.83	5.43
2008	1.85	5.44
2009	1.86	5.41
2010	1.87	5.38
2011	1.83	5.38
2012	1.8	5.35
2013	1.75	5.32
2014	1.71	5.26
2015	1.65	5.21
2016	1.57	5.16
2017	1.49	5.11
2018	1.41	5.04
2019	1.35	4.98
2020	1.37	4.91
2021	1.46	4.85
2022	1.32	4.77
2023	1.26	4.7
2024	1.27	4.63
2025	1.28	4.56
2026	1.28	4.48
2027	1.29	4.42
2028	1.3	4.36
2029	1.3	4.29
2030	1.31	4.24
2031	1.31	4.18
2032	1.32	4.11
2033	1.32	4.02
2034	1.33	3.97
2035	1.34	3.9
2036	1.34	3.83
2037	1.35	3.78
2038	1.35	3.71
2039	1.35	3.66
2040	1.36	3.6
2041	1.36	3.55
2042	1.37	3.5
2043	1.37	3.45
2044	1.37	3.39
2045	1.37	3.35
2046	1.38	3.3
2047	1.38	3.26
2048	1.39	3.21
2049	1.39	3.17
2050	1.39	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Finland	Mauritania
1960	30.4%	41.8%
1961	29.8%	41.8%
1962	29.1%	41.8%
1963	28.4%	41.8%
1964	27.7%	42%
1965	27.1%	42.4%
1966	26.6%	42.8%
1967	26.2%	43.2%
1968	25.7%	43.6%
1969	25.2%	44%
1970	24.6%	44.4%
1971	24%	44.7%
1972	23.4%	44.9%
1973	22.9%	45.2%
1974	22.4%	45.4%
1975	22%	45.5%
1976	21.7%	45.6%
1977	21.3%	45.7%
1978	21%	45.8%
1979	20.6%	45.9%
1980	20.3%	45.9%
1981	20%	45.9%
1982	19.8%	45.8%
1983	19.6%	45.8%
1984	19.5%	45.7%
1985	19.4%	45.6%
1986	19.3%	45.5%
1987	19.3%	45.4%
1988	19.3%	45.3%
1989	19.4%	45.4%
1990	19.3%	45.4%
1991	19.2%	45.3%
1992	19.2%	44.9%
1993	19.1%	44.4%
1994	19.1%	44.3%
1995	19%	44.4%
1996	18.9%	44.6%
1997	18.8%	44.7%
1998	18.6%	44.6%
1999	18.3%	44.4%
2000	18.2%	44.2%
2001	18%	44.1%
2002	17.9%	44.2%
2003	17.7%	44.2%
2004	17.5%	44.2%
2005	17.4%	44.2%
2006	17.2%	44.2%
2007	17%	44.3%
2008	16.8%	44.1%
2009	16.7%	43.9%
2010	16.6%	43.9%
2011	16.5%	43.9%
2012	16.4%	44.1%
2013	16.4%	44.2%
2014	16.4%	44.2%
2015	16.4%	44.3%
2016	16.3%	44.2%
2017	16.2%	44.2%
2018	16.1%	44.1%
2019	15.9%	44%
2020	15.7%	43.8%
2021	15.5%	43.6%
2022	15.2%	43.4%
2023	14.9%	43%
2024	14.6%	42.7%
2025	14.3%	42.4%
2026	14%	42%
2027	13.7%	41.7%
2028	13.4%	41.3%
2029	13.2%	41%
2030	12.9%	40.7%
2031	12.7%	40.4%
2032	12.6%	40%
2033	12.5%	39.7%
2034	12.4%	39.3%
2035	12.4%	39%
2036	12.4%	38.6%
2037	12.4%	38.3%
2038	12.4%	37.9%
2039	12.5%	37.6%
2040	12.5%	37.3%
2041	12.6%	36.9%
2042	12.7%	36.6%
2043	12.7%	36.2%
2044	12.8%	35.9%
2045	12.9%	35.5%
2046	13%	35.2%
2047	13%	34.8%
2048	13.1%	34.5%
2049	13.1%	34.1%
2050	13.1%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.6% of the population in Finland and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Finland and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Finland vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.12% in Finland 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
	Finland	Mauritania
1960	42,082	21,604
1961	41,487	22,781
1962	38,627	23,927
1963	40,258	25,250
1964	38,208	26,565
1965	33,771	28,028
1966	34,356	29,502
1967	33,622	30,853
1968	28,684	32,029
1969	21,732	33,252
1970	20,268	34,382
1971	15,220	35,279
1972	14,847	36,184
1973	13,532	37,122
1974	17,824	38,106
1975	21,673	38,975
1976	21,738	40,149
1977	21,799	41,352
1978	20,436	42,539
1979	19,535	43,537
1980	18,640	45,026
1981	18,720	46,641
1982	22,686	47,947
1983	21,851	49,187
1984	20,015	50,705
1985	14,707	52,125
1986	13,279	53,313
1987	11,837	55,037
1988	14,344	56,654
1989	14,396	58,666
1990	15,458	59,934
1991	16,044	61,782
1992	16,639	63,501
1993	13,679	68,167
1994	17,300	70,570
1995	13,791	72,244
1996	11,274	71,939
1997	9,766	71,327
1998	7,730	72,045
1999	7,748	73,554
2000	7,765	75,929
2001	7,263	78,769
2002	6,241	80,993
2003	7,819	83,804
2004	9,933	87,578
2005	9,968	90,940
2006	11,059	94,991
2007	9,519	98,895
2008	10,627	102,432
2009	10,678	105,273
2010	10,191	108,121
2011	9,160	111,165
2012	7,579	113,489
2013	6,527	115,558
2014	4,915	118,792
2015	2,740	122,092
2016	-1,099	125,342
2017	-3,856	128,562
2018	-7,170	131,584
2019	-8,282	134,460
2020	-8,847	134,899
2021	-7,757	137,557
2022	-18,335	142,451
2023	-17,869	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Finland vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Finland 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
	Finland	Mauritania
1960	2.68%	25.3%
1961	2.53%	24.7%
1962	2.38%	24%
1963	2.25%	23.4%
1964	2.13%	22.7%
1965	2.02%	22%
1966	1.92%	21.3%
1967	1.84%	20.6%
1968	1.76%	19.9%
1969	1.68%	19.4%
1970	1.61%	19%
1971	1.54%	18.9%
1972	1.46%	18.9%
1973	1.39%	19%
1974	1.31%	19%
1975	1.23%	18.9%
1976	1.14%	18.6%
1977	1.06%	18.2%
1978	0.99%	17.6%
1979	0.92%	17.1%
1980	0.87%	16.6%
1981	0.82%	16.1%
1982	0.79%	15.6%
1983	0.76%	15.1%
1984	0.75%	14.5%
1985	0.73%	13.8%
1986	0.73%	13.2%
1987	0.72%	12.6%
1988	0.71%	12.1%
1989	0.69%	11.8%
1990	0.67%	11.5%
1991	0.64%	11.4%
1992	0.61%	11.3%
1993	0.58%	11.2%
1994	0.55%	11.2%
1995	0.52%	11.1%
1996	0.49%	11%
1997	0.47%	10.8%
1998	0.46%	10.6%
1999	0.44%	10.2%
2000	0.43%	9.82%
2001	0.42%	9.35%
2002	0.41%	8.81%
2003	0.4%	8.25%
2004	0.39%	7.7%
2005	0.37%	7.18%
2006	0.36%	6.73%
2007	0.35%	6.35%
2008	0.33%	6.04%
2009	0.32%	5.79%
2010	0.3%	5.61%
2011	0.29%	5.45%
2012	0.28%	5.31%
2013	0.26%	5.17%
2014	0.26%	5.04%
2015	0.25%	4.89%
2016	0.24%	4.74%
2017	0.24%	4.59%
2018	0.24%	4.45%
2019	0.23%	4.3%
2020	0.23%	4.17%
2021	0.23%	4.03%
2022	0.23%	3.91%
2023	0.23%	3.78%