Fertility & birth rates in Malta and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Malta vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malta was 1.06 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 Malta 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
	Malta	Mauritania
1960	3.62	6.15
1961	3.27	6.2
1962	3.24	6.24
1963	2.9	6.31
1964	2.79	6.37
1965	2.52	6.44
1966	2.33	6.52
1967	2.24	6.57
1968	2.12	6.6
1969	2.02	6.64
1970	2.03	6.68
1971	2.06	6.7
1972	2.01	6.71
1973	1.65	6.72
1974	1.64	6.73
1975	2.27	6.71
1976	2.21	6.73
1977	2.14	6.74
1978	2.05	6.73
1979	2.1	6.7
1980	1.99	6.67
1981	1.87	6.64
1982	1.9	6.59
1983	1.92	6.54
1984	1.95	6.48
1985	1.95	6.42
1986	1.93	6.34
1987	1.97	6.27
1988	2.06	6.21
1989	2.1	6.2
1990	2.02	6.18
1991	1.99	6.16
1992	2.07	6.13
1993	1.96	6.09
1994	1.84	6.06
1995	1.77	5.96
1996	1.99	5.86
1997	1.93	5.74
1998	1.84	5.62
1999	1.73	5.52
2000	1.68	5.46
2001	1.48	5.41
2002	1.45	5.37
2003	1.48	5.36
2004	1.4	5.37
2005	1.38	5.38
2006	1.36	5.4
2007	1.35	5.43
2008	1.43	5.44
2009	1.42	5.41
2010	1.36	5.38
2011	1.45	5.38
2012	1.42	5.35
2013	1.36	5.32
2014	1.38	5.26
2015	1.37	5.21
2016	1.37	5.16
2017	1.26	5.11
2018	1.23	5.04
2019	1.14	4.98
2020	1.13	4.91
2021	1.13	4.85
2022	1.08	4.77
2023	1.06	4.7
2024	1.07	4.63
2025	1.08	4.56
2026	1.08	4.48
2027	1.09	4.42
2028	1.1	4.36
2029	1.11	4.29
2030	1.11	4.24
2031	1.12	4.18
2032	1.12	4.11
2033	1.13	4.02
2034	1.13	3.97
2035	1.14	3.9
2036	1.15	3.83
2037	1.15	3.78
2038	1.16	3.71
2039	1.16	3.66
2040	1.17	3.6
2041	1.17	3.55
2042	1.18	3.5
2043	1.18	3.45
2044	1.19	3.39
2045	1.19	3.35
2046	1.2	3.3
2047	1.2	3.26
2048	1.21	3.21
2049	1.21	3.17
2050	1.21	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malta	Mauritania
1960	35.8%	41.8%
1961	35%	41.8%
1962	34.2%	41.8%
1963	33.4%	41.8%
1964	32.6%	42%
1965	31.7%	42.4%
1966	30.9%	42.8%
1967	30.1%	43.2%
1968	29.3%	43.6%
1969	28.5%	44%
1970	27.7%	44.4%
1971	26.9%	44.7%
1972	26.3%	44.9%
1973	25.6%	45.2%
1974	25%	45.4%
1975	24.5%	45.5%
1976	24.1%	45.6%
1977	23.8%	45.7%
1978	23.6%	45.8%
1979	23.5%	45.9%
1980	23.4%	45.9%
1981	23.5%	45.9%
1982	23.6%	45.8%
1983	23.8%	45.8%
1984	24%	45.7%
1985	24.1%	45.6%
1986	24.1%	45.5%
1987	24%	45.4%
1988	23.8%	45.3%
1989	23.6%	45.4%
1990	23.4%	45.4%
1991	23.1%	45.3%
1992	22.9%	44.9%
1993	22.6%	44.4%
1994	22.3%	44.3%
1995	22%	44.4%
1996	21.6%	44.6%
1997	21.2%	44.7%
1998	20.7%	44.6%
1999	20.2%	44.4%
2000	19.8%	44.2%
2001	19.4%	44.1%
2002	18.9%	44.2%
2003	18.4%	44.2%
2004	17.9%	44.2%
2005	17.4%	44.2%
2006	16.9%	44.2%
2007	16.4%	44.3%
2008	15.9%	44.1%
2009	15.5%	43.9%
2010	15.2%	43.9%
2011	14.9%	43.9%
2012	14.7%	44.1%
2013	14.5%	44.2%
2014	14.3%	44.2%
2015	14.2%	44.3%
2016	14.2%	44.2%
2017	14%	44.2%
2018	13.8%	44.1%
2019	13.6%	44%
2020	13.3%	43.8%
2021	13.2%	43.6%
2022	13.2%	43.4%
2023	13.2%	43%
2024	13%	42.7%
2025	12.9%	42.4%
2026	12.8%	42%
2027	12.6%	41.7%
2028	12.5%	41.3%
2029	12.3%	41%
2030	12.2%	40.7%
2031	12%	40.4%
2032	11.7%	40%
2033	11.5%	39.7%
2034	11.3%	39.3%
2035	11.1%	39%
2036	10.9%	38.6%
2037	10.8%	38.3%
2038	10.6%	37.9%
2039	10.4%	37.6%
2040	10.3%	37.3%
2041	10.1%	36.9%
2042	9.98%	36.6%
2043	9.86%	36.2%
2044	9.75%	35.9%
2045	9.66%	35.5%
2046	9.59%	35.2%
2047	9.55%	34.8%
2048	9.52%	34.5%
2049	9.51%	34.1%
2050	9.52%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Malta and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 23.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malta and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Malta vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.13% in Malta 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
	Malta	Mauritania
1960	5,747	21,604
1961	4,748	22,781
1962	4,664	23,927
1963	3,709	25,250
1964	3,630	26,565
1965	2,646	28,028
1966	2,458	29,502
1967	2,306	30,853
1968	2,247	32,029
1969	2,069	33,252
1970	2,270	34,382
1971	2,482	35,279
1972	2,480	36,184
1973	2,327	37,122
1974	2,687	38,106
1975	2,829	38,975
1976	2,721	40,149
1977	2,916	41,352
1978	2,389	42,539
1979	2,852	43,537
1980	2,375	45,026
1981	2,233	46,641
1982	2,835	47,947
1983	2,512	49,187
1984	2,678	50,705
1985	2,590	52,125
1986	2,395	53,313
1987	2,412	55,037
1988	2,813	56,654
1989	2,981	58,666
1990	2,621	59,934
1991	2,438	61,782
1992	2,573	63,501
1993	2,451	68,167
1994	2,136	70,570
1995	1,887	72,244
1996	2,279	71,939
1997	1,991	71,327
1998	1,656	72,045
1999	1,357	73,554
2000	1,482	75,929
2001	1,061	78,769
2002	911	80,993
2003	917	83,804
2004	883	87,578
2005	727	90,940
2006	568	94,991
2007	691	98,895
2008	777	102,432
2009	825	105,273
2010	871	108,121
2011	916	111,165
2012	714	113,489
2013	807	115,558
2014	910	118,792
2015	888	122,092
2016	1,091	125,342
2017	747	128,562
2018	774	131,584
2019	655	134,460
2020	361	134,899
2021	259	137,557
2022	54	142,451
2023	442	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Malta 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 Malta, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malta	Mauritania
1985	21	998
1986	19	961
1987	19	914
1988	17	887
1989	17	883
1990	17	858
1991	17	845
1992	17	811
1993	16	813
1994	16	809
1995	15	815
1996	16	813
1997	15	752
1998	14	698
1999	15	669
2000	13	644
2001	12	616
2002	13	590
2003	13	571
2004	11	557
2005	11	536
2006	12	521
2007	10	516
2008	10	506
2009	11	500
2010	9	499
2011	11	494
2012	9	496
2013	7	496
2014	8	484
2015	7	469
2016	10	456
2017	7	450
2018	9	437
2019	8	424
2020	10	413
2021	10	425
2022	10	385
2023	8	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.55% in Malta 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
	Malta	Mauritania
1960	4%	25.3%
1961	3.85%	24.7%
1962	3.73%	24%
1963	3.63%	23.4%
1964	3.53%	22.7%
1965	3.43%	22%
1966	3.31%	21.3%
1967	3.19%	20.6%
1968	3.06%	19.9%
1969	2.93%	19.4%
1970	2.79%	19%
1971	2.66%	18.9%
1972	2.52%	18.9%
1973	2.39%	19%
1974	2.26%	19%
1975	2.14%	18.9%
1976	2.03%	18.6%
1977	1.93%	18.2%
1978	1.84%	17.6%
1979	1.76%	17.1%
1980	1.69%	16.6%
1981	1.62%	16.1%
1982	1.57%	15.6%
1983	1.51%	15.1%
1984	1.45%	14.5%
1985	1.39%	13.8%
1986	1.33%	13.2%
1987	1.28%	12.6%
1988	1.23%	12.1%
1989	1.18%	11.8%
1990	1.13%	11.5%
1991	1.1%	11.4%
1992	1.06%	11.3%
1993	1.02%	11.2%
1994	0.98%	11.2%
1995	0.94%	11.1%
1996	0.9%	11%
1997	0.86%	10.8%
1998	0.82%	10.6%
1999	0.79%	10.2%
2000	0.76%	9.82%
2001	0.74%	9.35%
2002	0.72%	8.81%
2003	0.71%	8.25%
2004	0.7%	7.7%
2005	0.69%	7.18%
2006	0.69%	6.73%
2007	0.69%	6.35%
2008	0.69%	6.04%
2009	0.69%	5.79%
2010	0.69%	5.61%
2011	0.68%	5.45%
2012	0.68%	5.31%
2013	0.67%	5.17%
2014	0.67%	5.04%
2015	0.66%	4.89%
2016	0.65%	4.74%
2017	0.64%	4.59%
2018	0.63%	4.45%
2019	0.61%	4.3%
2020	0.6%	4.17%
2021	0.58%	4.03%
2022	0.57%	3.91%
2023	0.55%	3.78%