Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	6.15	4.24
1961	6.2	4.31
1962	6.24	4.19
1963	6.31	4.05
1964	6.37	3.8
1965	6.44	3.54
1966	6.52	3.41
1967	6.57	3.35
1968	6.6	3.34
1969	6.64	3.28
1970	6.68	3.17
1971	6.7	3.18
1972	6.71	3
1973	6.72	2.76
1974	6.73	2.58
1975	6.71	2.37
1976	6.73	2.27
1977	6.74	2.21
1978	6.73	2.07
1979	6.7	2.12
1980	6.67	2.03
1981	6.64	2.01
1982	6.59	1.95
1983	6.54	1.92
1984	6.48	1.93
1985	6.42	1.93
1986	6.34	1.96
1987	6.27	2.03
1988	6.21	2.1
1989	6.2	2.12
1990	6.18	2.18
1991	6.16	2.09
1992	6.13	2.06
1993	6.09	2.04
1994	6.06	1.98
1995	5.96	1.98
1996	5.86	1.96
1997	5.74	1.96
1998	5.62	1.89
1999	5.52	1.97
2000	5.46	1.98
2001	5.41	1.97
2002	5.37	1.89
2003	5.36	1.93
2004	5.37	1.98
2005	5.38	1.97
2006	5.4	2.01
2007	5.43	2.18
2008	5.44	2.19
2009	5.41	2.13
2010	5.38	2.17
2011	5.38	2.09
2012	5.35	2.1
2013	5.32	2.01
2014	5.26	1.92
2015	5.21	1.99
2016	5.16	1.87
2017	5.11	1.81
2018	5.04	1.71
2019	4.98	1.72
2020	4.91	1.61
2021	4.85	1.64
2022	4.77	1.66
2023	4.7	1.56
2024	4.63	1.55
2025	4.56	1.54
2026	4.48	1.53
2027	4.42	1.53
2028	4.36	1.52
2029	4.29	1.52
2030	4.24	1.52
2031	4.18	1.52
2032	4.11	1.52
2033	4.02	1.51
2034	3.97	1.51
2035	3.9	1.51
2036	3.83	1.51
2037	3.78	1.51
2038	3.71	1.51
2039	3.66	1.51
2040	3.6	1.51
2041	3.55	1.51
2042	3.5	1.51
2043	3.45	1.51
2044	3.39	1.51
2045	3.35	1.51
2046	3.3	1.51
2047	3.26	1.51
2048	3.21	1.51
2049	3.17	1.51
2050	3.14	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	New Zealand
1960	41.8%	32.8%
1961	41.8%	33%
1962	41.8%	33%
1963	41.8%	32.9%
1964	42%	32.9%
1965	42.4%	32.7%
1966	42.8%	32.6%
1967	43.2%	32.5%
1968	43.6%	32.3%
1969	44%	32.2%
1970	44.4%	31.9%
1971	44.7%	31.7%
1972	44.9%	31.4%
1973	45.2%	31%
1974	45.4%	30.5%
1975	45.5%	30.1%
1976	45.6%	29.6%
1977	45.7%	29%
1978	45.8%	28.4%
1979	45.9%	27.8%
1980	45.9%	27.2%
1981	45.9%	26.7%
1982	45.8%	26.2%
1983	45.8%	25.6%
1984	45.7%	25.1%
1985	45.6%	24.6%
1986	45.5%	24.2%
1987	45.4%	23.8%
1988	45.3%	23.5%
1989	45.4%	23.3%
1990	45.4%	23.3%
1991	45.3%	23.2%
1992	44.9%	23.1%
1993	44.4%	23.1%
1994	44.3%	23.1%
1995	44.4%	23.1%
1996	44.6%	23%
1997	44.7%	23%
1998	44.6%	23%
1999	44.4%	22.9%
2000	44.2%	22.8%
2001	44.1%	22.6%
2002	44.2%	22.4%
2003	44.2%	22.1%
2004	44.2%	21.8%
2005	44.2%	21.5%
2006	44.2%	21.3%
2007	44.3%	21.1%
2008	44.1%	21%
2009	43.9%	20.9%
2010	43.9%	20.9%
2011	43.9%	20.8%
2012	44.1%	20.6%
2013	44.2%	20.4%
2014	44.2%	20.2%
2015	44.3%	19.9%
2016	44.2%	19.6%
2017	44.2%	19.5%
2018	44.1%	19.3%
2019	44%	19.2%
2020	43.8%	19%
2021	43.6%	18.9%
2022	43.4%	18.6%
2023	43%	18.4%
2024	42.7%	18.1%
2025	42.4%	17.9%
2026	42%	17.6%
2027	41.7%	17.4%
2028	41.3%	17.2%
2029	41%	17%
2030	40.7%	16.8%
2031	40.4%	16.6%
2032	40%	16.4%
2033	39.7%	16.3%
2034	39.3%	16.1%
2035	39%	16%
2036	38.6%	15.9%
2037	38.3%	15.8%
2038	37.9%	15.7%
2039	37.6%	15.6%
2040	37.3%	15.5%
2041	36.9%	15.4%
2042	36.6%	15.4%
2043	36.2%	15.4%
2044	35.9%	15.3%
2045	35.5%	15.3%
2046	35.2%	15.3%
2047	34.8%	15.3%
2048	34.5%	15.3%
2049	34.1%	15.2%
2050	33.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	21,604	41,791
1961	22,781	43,482
1962	23,927	42,865
1963	25,250	42,027
1964	26,565	39,375
1965	28,028	36,982
1966	29,502	36,151
1967	30,853	37,974
1968	32,029	37,594
1969	33,252	38,098
1970	34,382	37,101
1971	35,279	40,000
1972	36,184	38,244
1973	37,122	35,239
1974	38,106	33,896
1975	38,975	31,355
1976	40,149	29,456
1977	41,352	28,020
1978	42,539	26,156
1979	43,537	26,675
1980	45,026	23,658
1981	46,641	25,374
1982	47,947	24,207
1983	49,187	24,315
1984	50,705	26,043
1985	52,125	24,126
1986	53,313	25,549
1987	55,037	27,603
1988	56,654	29,846
1989	58,666	30,749
1990	59,934	33,298
1991	61,782	33,518
1992	63,501	32,067
1993	68,167	31,685
1994	70,570	30,372
1995	72,244	29,828
1996	71,939	28,997
1997	71,327	30,137
1998	72,045	29,146
1999	73,554	28,916
2000	75,929	29,897
2001	78,769	27,939
2002	80,993	25,941
2003	83,804	28,150
2004	87,578	29,634
2005	90,940	30,674
2006	94,991	30,924
2007	98,895	35,480
2008	102,432	35,143
2009	105,273	33,560
2010	108,121	35,458
2011	111,165	31,302
2012	113,489	31,077
2013	115,558	29,096
2014	118,792	26,196
2015	122,092	29,408
2016	125,342	28,237
2017	128,562	26,282
2018	131,584	24,797
2019	134,460	25,344
2020	134,899	24,993
2021	137,557	23,767
2022	142,451	20,264
2023	145,164	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	New Zealand
1985	998	19
1986	961	18
1987	914	19
1988	887	19
1989	883	18
1990	858	18
1991	845	16
1992	811	15
1993	813	14
1994	809	13
1995	815	14
1996	813	14
1997	752	13
1998	698	12
1999	669	12
2000	644	11
2001	616	10
2002	590	11
2003	571	11
2004	557	11
2005	536	11
2006	521	10
2007	516	10
2008	506	10
2009	500	10
2010	499	10
2011	494	10
2012	496	9
2013	496	8
2014	484	7
2015	469	8
2016	456	8
2017	450	8
2018	437	7
2019	424	8
2020	413	8
2021	425	8
2022	385	23
2023	381	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	25.3%	2.78%
1961	24.7%	2.68%
1962	24%	2.58%
1963	23.4%	2.48%
1964	22.7%	2.39%
1965	22%	2.31%
1966	21.3%	2.25%
1967	20.6%	2.2%
1968	19.9%	2.16%
1969	19.4%	2.12%
1970	19%	2.08%
1971	18.9%	2.03%
1972	18.9%	1.98%
1973	19%	1.94%
1974	19%	1.88%
1975	18.9%	1.83%
1976	18.6%	1.77%
1977	18.2%	1.71%
1978	17.6%	1.66%
1979	17.1%	1.61%
1980	16.6%	1.56%
1981	16.1%	1.52%
1982	15.6%	1.48%
1983	15.1%	1.45%
1984	14.5%	1.41%
1985	13.8%	1.38%
1986	13.2%	1.34%
1987	12.6%	1.29%
1988	12.1%	1.24%
1989	11.8%	1.18%
1990	11.5%	1.12%
1991	11.4%	1.06%
1992	11.3%	1%
1993	11.2%	0.95%
1994	11.2%	0.91%
1995	11.1%	0.87%
1996	11%	0.84%
1997	10.8%	0.81%
1998	10.6%	0.78%
1999	10.2%	0.76%
2000	9.82%	0.74%
2001	9.35%	0.72%
2002	8.81%	0.7%
2003	8.25%	0.69%
2004	7.7%	0.67%
2005	7.18%	0.66%
2006	6.73%	0.65%
2007	6.35%	0.65%
2008	6.04%	0.64%
2009	5.79%	0.63%
2010	5.61%	0.62%
2011	5.45%	0.61%
2012	5.31%	0.6%
2013	5.17%	0.59%
2014	5.04%	0.57%
2015	4.89%	0.56%
2016	4.74%	0.55%
2017	4.59%	0.53%
2018	4.45%	0.52%
2019	4.3%	0.51%
2020	4.17%	0.5%
2021	4.03%	0.49%
2022	3.91%	0.48%
2023	3.78%	0.47%