Mauritania birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Mauritania chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Mauritania is 4.7, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.09 — a -22.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	World
1960	6.15	4.69
1961	6.2	4.56
1962	6.24	5.02
1963	6.31	5.31
1964	6.37	5.13
1965	6.44	5.08
1966	6.52	4.97
1967	6.57	4.87
1968	6.6	4.98
1969	6.64	4.88
1970	6.68	4.84
1971	6.7	4.69
1972	6.71	4.55
1973	6.72	4.42
1974	6.73	4.26
1975	6.71	4.07
1976	6.73	3.97
1977	6.74	3.84
1978	6.73	3.77
1979	6.7	3.76
1980	6.67	3.73
1981	6.64	3.71
1982	6.59	3.72
1983	6.54	3.59
1984	6.48	3.57
1985	6.42	3.53
1986	6.34	3.51
1987	6.27	3.48
1988	6.21	3.39
1989	6.2	3.35
1990	6.18	3.31
1991	6.16	3.13
1992	6.13	3.04
1993	6.09	2.97
1994	6.06	2.92
1995	5.96	2.87
1996	5.86	2.82
1997	5.74	2.78
1998	5.62	2.75
1999	5.52	2.72
2000	5.46	2.73
2001	5.41	2.69
2002	5.37	2.66
2003	5.36	2.64
2004	5.37	2.63
2005	5.38	2.61
2006	5.4	2.61
2007	5.43	2.6
2008	5.44	2.6
2009	5.41	2.59
2010	5.38	2.57
2011	5.38	2.55
2012	5.35	2.56
2013	5.32	2.53
2014	5.26	2.52
2015	5.21	2.49
2016	5.16	2.49
2017	5.11	2.46
2018	5.04	2.39
2019	4.98	2.35
2020	4.91	2.28
2021	4.85	2.25
2022	4.77	2.22
2023	4.7	2.2
2024	4.63	2.19
2025	4.56	2.18
2026	4.48	2.18
2027	4.42	2.17
2028	4.36	2.16
2029	4.29	2.15
2030	4.24	2.14
2031	4.18	2.13
2032	4.11	2.12
2033	4.02	2.12
2034	3.97	2.11
2035	3.9	2.1
2036	3.83	2.09
2037	3.78	2.09
2038	3.71	2.08
2039	3.66	2.08
2040	3.6	2.08
2041	3.55	2.07
2042	3.5	2.07
2043	3.45	2.07
2044	3.39	2.07
2045	3.35	2.06
2046	3.3	2.06
2047	3.26	2.06
2048	3.21	2.05
2049	3.17	2.05
2050	3.14	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.3% were to women under 20 years old, 45.4% to women ages 20-29, and 40.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 15.9%, 47.8%, and 36.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Mauritania by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Mauritania	World
1960	41.8%	37.4%
1961	41.8%	37.5%
1962	41.8%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.8%
1964	42%	38%
1965	42.4%	38%
1966	42.8%	38%
1967	43.2%	38%
1968	43.6%	37.9%
1969	44%	37.8%
1970	44.4%	37.7%
1971	44.7%	37.6%
1972	44.9%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	45.4%	37.2%
1975	45.5%	37.1%
1976	45.6%	36.9%
1977	45.7%	36.7%
1978	45.8%	36.3%
1979	45.9%	35.9%
1980	45.9%	35.5%
1981	45.9%	35.2%
1982	45.8%	34.9%
1983	45.8%	34.6%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1985	45.6%	34%
1986	45.5%	33.8%
1987	45.4%	33.6%
1988	45.3%	33.4%
1989	45.4%	33.2%
1990	45.4%	33%
1991	45.3%	32.9%
1992	44.9%	32.7%
1993	44.4%	32.5%
1994	44.3%	32.3%
1995	44.4%	32.1%
1996	44.6%	31.8%
1997	44.7%	31.5%
1998	44.6%	31.1%
1999	44.4%	30.8%
2000	44.2%	30.4%
2001	44.1%	30%
2002	44.2%	29.6%
2003	44.2%	29.2%
2004	44.2%	28.8%
2005	44.2%	28.5%
2006	44.2%	28.1%
2007	44.3%	27.9%
2008	44.1%	27.6%
2009	43.9%	27.5%
2010	43.9%	27.3%
2011	43.9%	27.1%
2012	44.1%	27%
2013	44.2%	26.9%
2014	44.2%	26.8%
2015	44.3%	26.6%
2016	44.2%	26.5%
2017	44.2%	26.4%
2018	44.1%	26.2%
2019	44%	26%
2020	43.8%	25.8%
2021	43.6%	25.6%
2022	43.4%	25.3%
2023	43%	25%
2024	42.7%	24.7%
2025	42.4%	24.4%
2026	42%	24.1%
2027	41.7%	23.8%
2028	41.3%	23.4%
2029	41%	23.1%
2030	40.7%	22.8%
2031	40.4%	22.6%
2032	40%	22.3%
2033	39.7%	22.1%
2034	39.3%	21.9%
2035	39%	21.7%
2036	38.6%	21.6%
2037	38.3%	21.5%
2038	37.9%	21.4%
2039	37.6%	21.3%
2040	37.3%	21.2%
2041	36.9%	21.1%
2042	36.6%	21%
2043	36.2%	21%
2044	35.9%	20.9%
2045	35.5%	20.8%
2046	35.2%	20.7%
2047	34.8%	20.7%
2048	34.5%	20.6%
2049	34.1%	20.5%
2050	33.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mauritania was 41.8% in 1960, 44.4% in 1993, and 42.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Mauritania.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Mauritania, excluding migration, has been +3% annually. On average, 132,090 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Mauritania
1960	21,604
1961	22,781
1962	23,927
1963	25,250
1964	26,565
1965	28,028
1966	29,502
1967	30,853
1968	32,029
1969	33,252
1970	34,382
1971	35,279
1972	36,184
1973	37,122
1974	38,106
1975	38,975
1976	40,149
1977	41,352
1978	42,539
1979	43,537
1980	45,026
1981	46,641
1982	47,947
1983	49,187
1984	50,705
1985	52,125
1986	53,313
1987	55,037
1988	56,654
1989	58,666
1990	59,934
1991	61,782
1992	63,501
1993	68,167
1994	70,570
1995	72,244
1996	71,939
1997	71,327
1998	72,045
1999	73,554
2000	75,929
2001	78,769
2002	80,993
2003	83,804
2004	87,578
2005	90,940
2006	94,991
2007	98,895
2008	102,432
2009	105,273
2010	108,121
2011	111,165
2012	113,489
2013	115,558
2014	118,792
2015	122,092
2016	125,342
2017	128,562
2018	131,584
2019	134,460
2020	134,899
2021	137,557
2022	142,451
2023	145,164

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Mauritania was 381 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.38% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -40.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	World
1985	998	460
1986	961	438
1987	914	429
1988	887	414
1989	883	401
1990	858	391
1991	845	395
1992	811	395
1993	813	389
1994	809	382
1995	815	371
1996	813	366
1997	752	358
1998	698	360
1999	669	340
2000	644	328
2001	616	321
2002	590	311
2003	571	301
2004	557	291
2005	536	283
2006	521	276
2007	516	269
2008	506	264
2009	500	258
2010	499	253
2011	494	247
2012	496	239
2013	496	235
2014	484	231
2015	469	228
2016	456	220
2017	450	215
2018	437	211
2019	424	207
2020	413	211
2021	425	242
2022	385	203
2023	381	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Mauritania was 37.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.78% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 98.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Mauritania	World
1960	25.3%	18.5%
1961	24.7%	18.1%
1962	24%	17.8%
1963	23.4%	17.5%
1964	22.7%	17.7%
1965	22%	17.5%
1966	21.3%	17.3%
1967	20.6%	17%
1968	19.9%	16.5%
1969	19.4%	15.5%
1970	19%	15.2%
1971	18.9%	15.1%
1972	18.9%	14.4%
1973	19%	14.1%
1974	19%	13.7%
1975	18.9%	13.4%
1976	18.6%	13%
1977	18.2%	12.5%
1978	17.6%	12.1%
1979	17.1%	11.7%
1980	16.6%	11.4%
1981	16.1%	11%
1982	15.6%	10.8%
1983	15.1%	10.6%
1984	14.5%	10.4%
1985	13.8%	10.1%
1986	13.2%	9.81%
1987	12.6%	9.47%
1988	12.1%	9.31%
1989	11.8%	9.02%
1990	11.5%	8.81%
1991	11.4%	8.66%
1992	11.3%	8.46%
1993	11.2%	8.19%
1994	11.2%	7.98%
1995	11.1%	7.76%
1996	11%	7.52%
1997	10.8%	7.28%
1998	10.6%	7.05%
1999	10.2%	6.76%
2000	9.82%	6.48%
2001	9.35%	6.21%
2002	8.81%	5.94%
2003	8.25%	5.65%
2004	7.7%	5.43%
2005	7.18%	5.16%
2006	6.73%	4.92%
2007	6.35%	4.7%
2008	6.04%	4.5%
2009	5.79%	4.31%
2010	5.61%	4.11%
2011	5.45%	3.97%
2012	5.31%	3.77%
2013	5.17%	3.61%
2014	5.04%	3.48%
2015	4.89%	3.35%
2016	4.74%	3.23%
2017	4.59%	3.11%
2018	4.45%	2.97%
2019	4.3%	2.86%
2020	4.17%	2.75%
2021	4.03%	2.66%
2022	3.91%	2.59%
2023	3.78%	2.49%