Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritania was 4.7 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Mauritius
1960	6.15	5.9
1961	6.2	5.98
1962	6.24	5.88
1963	6.31	6.18
1964	6.37	5.96
1965	6.44	5.51
1966	6.52	5.46
1967	6.57	4.63
1968	6.6	4.6
1969	6.64	3.97
1970	6.68	3.82
1971	6.7	3.51
1972	6.71	3.41
1973	6.72	3.07
1974	6.73	3.45
1975	6.71	3.2
1976	6.73	3.13
1977	6.74	3.07
1978	6.73	3.01
1979	6.7	2.91
1980	6.67	2.8
1981	6.64	2.67
1982	6.59	2.53
1983	6.54	2.4
1984	6.48	2.16
1985	6.42	2.02
1986	6.34	1.99
1987	6.27	2.05
1988	6.21	2.14
1989	6.2	2.23
1990	6.18	2.32
1991	6.16	2.3
1992	6.13	2.37
1993	6.09	2.21
1994	6.06	2.25
1995	5.96	2.14
1996	5.86	2.12
1997	5.74	2.04
1998	5.62	1.97
1999	5.52	2.05
2000	5.46	1.99
2001	5.41	1.91
2002	5.37	1.94
2003	5.36	1.87
2004	5.37	1.92
2005	5.38	1.88
2006	5.4	1.77
2007	5.43	1.74
2008	5.44	1.67
2009	5.41	1.59
2010	5.38	1.57
2011	5.38	1.55
2012	5.35	1.54
2013	5.32	1.44
2014	5.26	1.43
2015	5.21	1.36
2016	5.16	1.4
2017	5.11	1.44
2018	5.04	1.41
2019	4.98	1.4
2020	4.91	1.44
2021	4.85	1.41
2022	4.77	1.32
2023	4.7	1.39
2024	4.63	1.37
2025	4.56	1.36
2026	4.48	1.35
2027	4.42	1.35
2028	4.36	1.35
2029	4.29	1.35
2030	4.24	1.36
2031	4.18	1.36
2032	4.11	1.37
2033	4.02	1.37
2034	3.97	1.38
2035	3.9	1.39
2036	3.83	1.39
2037	3.78	1.4
2038	3.71	1.41
2039	3.66	1.41
2040	3.6	1.42
2041	3.55	1.42
2042	3.5	1.43
2043	3.45	1.43
2044	3.39	1.44
2045	3.35	1.45
2046	3.3	1.45
2047	3.26	1.46
2048	3.21	1.46
2049	3.17	1.47
2050	3.14	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Mauritius
1960	41.8%	45%
1961	41.8%	45%
1962	41.8%	45.1%
1963	41.8%	45.1%
1964	42%	44.8%
1965	42.4%	44.4%
1966	42.8%	44%
1967	43.2%	43.4%
1968	43.6%	42.9%
1969	44%	42.3%
1970	44.4%	41.6%
1971	44.7%	40.9%
1972	44.9%	40.1%
1973	45.2%	39.1%
1974	45.4%	38.2%
1975	45.5%	37.3%
1976	45.6%	36.5%
1977	45.7%	35.7%
1978	45.8%	34.9%
1979	45.9%	34.2%
1980	45.9%	33.6%
1981	45.9%	33.1%
1982	45.8%	32.6%
1983	45.8%	32.2%
1984	45.7%	31.8%
1985	45.6%	31.4%
1986	45.5%	31.1%
1987	45.4%	30.8%
1988	45.3%	30.5%
1989	45.4%	30.1%
1990	45.4%	29.8%
1991	45.3%	29.4%
1992	44.9%	29%
1993	44.4%	28.5%
1994	44.3%	28%
1995	44.4%	27.5%
1996	44.6%	27%
1997	44.7%	26.6%
1998	44.6%	26.2%
1999	44.4%	25.8%
2000	44.2%	25.6%
2001	44.1%	25.3%
2002	44.2%	25%
2003	44.2%	24.7%
2004	44.2%	24.3%
2005	44.2%	23.9%
2006	44.2%	23.4%
2007	44.3%	22.9%
2008	44.1%	22.3%
2009	43.9%	21.7%
2010	43.9%	21.1%
2011	43.9%	20.6%
2012	44.1%	20.1%
2013	44.2%	19.7%
2014	44.2%	19.3%
2015	44.3%	18.9%
2016	44.2%	18.4%
2017	44.2%	17.9%
2018	44.1%	17.4%
2019	44%	16.9%
2020	43.8%	16.4%
2021	43.6%	15.9%
2022	43.4%	15.5%
2023	43%	15.1%
2024	42.7%	14.8%
2025	42.4%	14.5%
2026	42%	14.3%
2027	41.7%	14.1%
2028	41.3%	14%
2029	41%	13.8%
2030	40.7%	13.7%
2031	40.4%	13.6%
2032	40%	13.5%
2033	39.7%	13.4%
2034	39.3%	13.3%
2035	39%	13.2%
2036	38.6%	13%
2037	38.3%	12.9%
2038	37.9%	12.8%
2039	37.6%	12.7%
2040	37.3%	12.6%
2041	36.9%	12.5%
2042	36.6%	12.4%
2043	36.2%	12.3%
2044	35.9%	12.2%
2045	35.5%	12.1%
2046	35.2%	12%
2047	34.8%	11.8%
2048	34.5%	11.7%
2049	34.1%	11.6%
2050	33.8%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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
	Mauritania	Mauritius
1960	21,604	19,931
1961	22,781	20,355
1962	23,927	20,660
1963	25,250	22,069
1964	26,565	22,239
1965	28,028	20,482
1966	29,502	20,758
1967	30,853	17,560
1968	32,029	17,884
1969	33,252	15,761
1970	34,382	16,190
1971	35,279	15,441
1972	36,184	14,825
1973	37,122	13,145
1974	38,106	17,561
1975	38,975	15,342
1976	40,149	16,407
1977	41,352	16,769
1978	42,539	18,670
1979	43,537	19,282
1980	45,026	19,321
1981	46,641	18,334
1982	47,947	15,880
1983	49,187	14,525
1984	50,705	13,665
1985	52,125	12,451
1986	53,313	12,340
1987	55,037	13,262
1988	56,654	14,084
1989	58,666	14,718
1990	59,934	15,564
1991	61,782	15,091
1992	63,501	15,833
1993	68,167	14,814
1994	70,570	14,355
1995	72,244	13,020
1996	71,939	13,041
1997	71,327	11,943
1998	72,045	11,489
1999	73,554	12,341
2000	75,929	12,224
2001	78,769	11,723
2002	80,993	11,685
2003	83,804	10,799
2004	87,578	10,745
2005	90,940	10,195
2006	94,991	8,515
2007	98,895	8,429
2008	102,432	7,465
2009	105,273	6,113
2010	108,121	5,877
2011	111,165	5,511
2012	113,489	5,149
2013	115,558	4,281
2014	118,792	3,657
2015	122,092	3,031
2016	125,342	2,906
2017	128,562	3,415
2018	131,584	2,151
2019	134,460	1,773
2020	134,899	2,405
2021	137,557	-253
2022	142,451	-757
2023	145,164	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 381 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritania, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Mauritius
1985	998	111
1986	961	106
1987	914	103
1988	887	93
1989	883	85
1990	858	77
1991	845	75
1992	811	73
1993	813	70
1994	809	63
1995	815	55
1996	813	52
1997	752	49
1998	698	48
1999	669	46
2000	644	43
2001	616	42
2002	590	42
2003	571	42
2004	557	43
2005	536	43
2006	521	45
2007	516	46
2008	506	48
2009	500	51
2010	499	53
2011	494	55
2012	496	55
2013	496	58
2014	484	60
2015	469	61
2016	456	62
2017	450	66
2018	437	67
2019	424	67
2020	413	58
2021	425	80
2022	385	61
2023	381	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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
	Mauritania	Mauritius
1960	25.3%	10.2%
1961	24.7%	9.82%
1962	24%	9.31%
1963	23.4%	8.72%
1964	22.7%	8.4%
1965	22%	8.66%
1966	21.3%	9.25%
1967	20.6%	9.55%
1968	19.9%	9.25%
1969	19.4%	8.72%
1970	19%	8.35%
1971	18.9%	8.15%
1972	18.9%	7.98%
1973	19%	7.71%
1974	19%	7.24%
1975	18.9%	6.53%
1976	18.6%	5.74%
1977	18.2%	5.08%
1978	17.6%	4.62%
1979	17.1%	4.28%
1980	16.6%	4.02%
1981	16.1%	3.77%
1982	15.6%	3.47%
1983	15.1%	3.15%
1984	14.5%	2.92%
1985	13.8%	2.85%
1986	13.2%	2.88%
1987	12.6%	2.85%
1988	12.1%	2.7%
1989	11.8%	2.5%
1990	11.5%	2.32%
1991	11.4%	2.19%
1992	11.3%	2.13%
1993	11.2%	2.12%
1994	11.2%	2.16%
1995	11.1%	2.22%
1996	11%	2.26%
1997	10.8%	2.25%
1998	10.6%	2.16%
1999	10.2%	2.03%
2000	9.82%	1.89%
2001	9.35%	1.76%
2002	8.81%	1.66%
2003	8.25%	1.6%
2004	7.7%	1.57%
2005	7.18%	1.55%
2006	6.73%	1.54%
2007	6.35%	1.52%
2008	6.04%	1.5%
2009	5.79%	1.48%
2010	5.61%	1.48%
2011	5.45%	1.49%
2012	5.31%	1.5%
2013	5.17%	1.49%
2014	5.04%	1.47%
2015	4.89%	1.47%
2016	4.74%	1.47%
2017	4.59%	1.5%
2018	4.45%	1.53%
2019	4.3%	1.57%
2020	4.17%	1.58%
2021	4.03%	1.57%
2022	3.91%	1.55%
2023	3.78%	1.52%