Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro 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	Montenegro
1960	6.15	3.53
1961	6.2	3.49
1962	6.24	3.44
1963	6.31	3.38
1964	6.37	3.28
1965	6.44	3.19
1966	6.52	3.09
1967	6.57	2.91
1968	6.6	2.8
1969	6.64	2.79
1970	6.68	2.69
1971	6.7	2.67
1972	6.71	2.61
1973	6.72	2.51
1974	6.73	2.43
1975	6.71	2.38
1976	6.73	2.35
1977	6.74	2.31
1978	6.73	2.25
1979	6.7	2.2
1980	6.67	2.22
1981	6.64	2.19
1982	6.59	2.19
1983	6.54	2.17
1984	6.48	2.14
1985	6.42	2.13
1986	6.34	2.09
1987	6.27	2.07
1988	6.21	2.01
1989	6.2	1.94
1990	6.18	1.95
1991	6.16	2.02
1992	6.13	2.01
1993	6.09	1.96
1994	6.06	1.94
1995	5.96	1.96
1996	5.86	1.92
1997	5.74	1.89
1998	5.62	1.89
1999	5.52	1.88
2000	5.46	1.9
2001	5.41	1.86
2002	5.37	1.81
2003	5.36	1.8
2004	5.37	1.73
2005	5.38	1.69
2006	5.4	1.73
2007	5.43	1.8
2008	5.44	1.89
2009	5.41	1.98
2010	5.38	1.7
2011	5.38	1.65
2012	5.35	1.72
2013	5.32	1.73
2014	5.26	1.75
2015	5.21	1.7
2016	5.16	1.8
2017	5.11	1.8
2018	5.04	1.8
2019	4.98	1.8
2020	4.91	1.75
2021	4.85	1.75
2022	4.77	1.8
2023	4.7	1.74
2024	4.63	1.74
2025	4.56	1.73
2026	4.48	1.73
2027	4.42	1.73
2028	4.36	1.73
2029	4.29	1.72
2030	4.24	1.72
2031	4.18	1.72
2032	4.11	1.71
2033	4.02	1.71
2034	3.97	1.71
2035	3.9	1.7
2036	3.83	1.7
2037	3.78	1.7
2038	3.71	1.69
2039	3.66	1.69
2040	3.6	1.69
2041	3.55	1.69
2042	3.5	1.68
2043	3.45	1.68
2044	3.39	1.68
2045	3.35	1.68
2046	3.3	1.68
2047	3.26	1.67
2048	3.21	1.67
2049	3.17	1.67
2050	3.14	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Montenegro
1960	41.8%	36.1%
1961	41.8%	36.3%
1962	41.8%	36.4%
1963	41.8%	36.2%
1964	42%	35.9%
1965	42.4%	35.5%
1966	42.8%	35.1%
1967	43.2%	34.5%
1968	43.6%	33.9%
1969	44%	33.3%
1970	44.4%	32.6%
1971	44.7%	32%
1972	44.9%	31.4%
1973	45.2%	30.9%
1974	45.4%	30.4%
1975	45.5%	29.9%
1976	45.6%	29.5%
1977	45.7%	29%
1978	45.8%	28.5%
1979	45.9%	28.1%
1980	45.9%	27.8%
1981	45.9%	27.5%
1982	45.8%	27.1%
1983	45.8%	26.9%
1984	45.7%	26.6%
1985	45.6%	26.4%
1986	45.5%	26.2%
1987	45.4%	26%
1988	45.3%	25.9%
1989	45.4%	25.7%
1990	45.4%	25.6%
1991	45.3%	25.4%
1992	44.9%	25.1%
1993	44.4%	24.7%
1994	44.3%	24.4%
1995	44.4%	24%
1996	44.6%	23.6%
1997	44.7%	23.2%
1998	44.6%	22.8%
1999	44.4%	22.4%
2000	44.2%	21.9%
2001	44.1%	21.5%
2002	44.2%	21.2%
2003	44.2%	20.9%
2004	44.2%	20.6%
2005	44.2%	20.4%
2006	44.2%	20.1%
2007	44.3%	19.9%
2008	44.1%	19.6%
2009	43.9%	19.4%
2010	43.9%	19.2%
2011	43.9%	19%
2012	44.1%	18.8%
2013	44.2%	18.7%
2014	44.2%	18.6%
2015	44.3%	18.6%
2016	44.2%	18.6%
2017	44.2%	18.5%
2018	44.1%	18.4%
2019	44%	18.4%
2020	43.8%	18.4%
2021	43.6%	18.5%
2022	43.4%	18.5%
2023	43%	18.3%
2024	42.7%	18.1%
2025	42.4%	17.9%
2026	42%	17.7%
2027	41.7%	17.5%
2028	41.3%	17.2%
2029	41%	17%
2030	40.7%	16.8%
2031	40.4%	16.6%
2032	40%	16.3%
2033	39.7%	16.2%
2034	39.3%	16%
2035	39%	15.8%
2036	38.6%	15.7%
2037	38.3%	15.5%
2038	37.9%	15.4%
2039	37.6%	15.3%
2040	37.3%	15.2%
2041	36.9%	15.1%
2042	36.6%	15.1%
2043	36.2%	15%
2044	35.9%	15%
2045	35.5%	15%
2046	35.2%	14.9%
2047	34.8%	14.9%
2048	34.5%	14.9%
2049	34.1%	14.9%
2050	33.8%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	21,604	9,144
1961	22,781	9,278
1962	23,927	9,402
1963	25,250	9,449
1964	26,565	9,227
1965	28,028	9,010
1966	29,502	8,661
1967	30,853	7,961
1968	32,029	7,497
1969	33,252	7,449
1970	34,382	7,069
1971	35,279	7,168
1972	36,184	7,252
1973	37,122	7,096
1974	38,106	6,919
1975	38,975	6,878
1976	40,149	6,845
1977	41,352	6,650
1978	42,539	6,408
1979	43,537	6,139
1980	45,026	6,383
1981	46,641	6,275
1982	47,947	6,419
1983	49,187	6,482
1984	50,705	6,337
1985	52,125	6,283
1986	53,313	6,097
1987	55,037	5,958
1988	56,654	5,529
1989	58,666	5,129
1990	59,934	5,010
1991	61,782	5,191
1992	63,501	5,015
1993	68,167	4,638
1994	70,570	4,381
1995	72,244	4,527
1996	71,939	4,155
1997	71,327	3,597
1998	72,045	3,889
1999	73,554	3,454
2000	75,929	3,751
2001	78,769	3,462
2002	80,993	2,988
2003	83,804	2,632
2004	87,578	2,146
2005	90,940	1,536
2006	94,991	1,599
2007	98,895	1,848
2008	102,432	2,530
2009	105,273	2,783
2010	108,121	1,797
2011	111,165	1,365
2012	113,489	1,554
2013	115,558	1,557
2014	118,792	1,560
2015	122,092	1,062
2016	125,342	1,125
2017	128,562	939
2018	131,584	752
2019	134,460	627
2020	134,899	-188
2021	137,557	-2,062
2022	142,451	0
2023	145,164	686

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Montenegro
1985	998	11
1986	961	11
1987	914	10
1988	887	10
1989	883	10
1990	858	10
1991	845	11
1992	811	11
1993	813	11
1994	809	11
1995	815	11
1996	813	12
1997	752	12
1998	698	12
1999	669	12
2000	644	11
2001	616	11
2002	590	10
2003	571	10
2004	557	9
2005	536	8
2006	521	8
2007	516	8
2008	506	8
2009	500	8
2010	499	7
2011	494	7
2012	496	7
2013	496	7
2014	484	7
2015	469	7
2016	456	6
2017	450	7
2018	437	7
2019	424	6
2020	413	15
2021	425	15
2022	385	13
2023	381	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	25.3%	-
1961	24.7%	-
1962	24%	-
1963	23.4%	-
1964	22.7%	-
1965	22%	-
1966	21.3%	-
1967	20.6%	-
1968	19.9%	-
1969	19.4%	-
1970	19%	-
1971	18.9%	-
1972	18.9%	-
1973	19%	-
1974	19%	-
1975	18.9%	-
1976	18.6%	-
1977	18.2%	-
1978	17.6%	-
1979	17.1%	-
1980	16.6%	-
1981	16.1%	-
1982	15.6%	-
1983	15.1%	-
1984	14.5%	2.72%
1985	13.8%	2.48%
1986	13.2%	2.25%
1987	12.6%	2.05%
1988	12.1%	1.89%
1989	11.8%	1.75%
1990	11.5%	1.65%
1991	11.4%	1.58%
1992	11.3%	1.54%
1993	11.2%	1.52%
1994	11.2%	1.51%
1995	11.1%	1.51%
1996	11%	1.51%
1997	10.8%	1.51%
1998	10.6%	1.49%
1999	10.2%	1.46%
2000	9.82%	1.42%
2001	9.35%	1.37%
2002	8.81%	1.3%
2003	8.25%	1.22%
2004	7.7%	1.14%
2005	7.18%	1.06%
2006	6.73%	0.97%
2007	6.35%	0.89%
2008	6.04%	0.8%
2009	5.79%	0.73%
2010	5.61%	0.66%
2011	5.45%	0.59%
2012	5.31%	0.54%
2013	5.17%	0.49%
2014	5.04%	0.45%
2015	4.89%	0.41%
2016	4.74%	0.38%
2017	4.59%	0.36%
2018	4.45%	0.33%
2019	4.3%	0.32%
2020	4.17%	0.3%
2021	4.03%	0.28%
2022	3.91%	0.27%
2023	3.78%	0.26%