Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs North Macedonia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	North Macedonia
1960	6.15	3.83
1961	6.2	3.62
1962	6.24	3.5
1963	6.31	3.62
1964	6.37	3.56
1965	6.44	3.52
1966	6.52	3.43
1967	6.57	3.33
1968	6.6	3.22
1969	6.64	3.1
1970	6.68	3.01
1971	6.7	2.93
1972	6.71	2.87
1973	6.72	2.72
1974	6.73	2.7
1975	6.71	2.69
1976	6.73	2.62
1977	6.74	2.49
1978	6.73	2.42
1979	6.7	2.4
1980	6.67	2.36
1981	6.64	2.29
1982	6.59	2.29
1983	6.54	2.25
1984	6.48	2.24
1985	6.42	2.25
1986	6.34	2.25
1987	6.27	2.32
1988	6.21	2.32
1989	6.2	2.25
1990	6.18	2.27
1991	6.16	2.31
1992	6.13	2.28
1993	6.09	2.26
1994	6.06	2.23
1995	5.96	2.13
1996	5.86	2.06
1997	5.74	1.92
1998	5.62	1.89
1999	5.52	1.77
2000	5.46	1.86
2001	5.41	1.73
2002	5.37	1.79
2003	5.36	1.75
2004	5.37	1.52
2005	5.38	1.5
2006	5.4	1.46
2007	5.43	1.46
2008	5.44	1.47
2009	5.41	1.5
2010	5.38	1.6
2011	5.38	1.46
2012	5.35	1.5
2013	5.32	1.5
2014	5.26	1.5
2015	5.21	1.49
2016	5.16	1.5
2017	5.11	1.43
2018	5.04	1.42
2019	4.98	1.34
2020	4.91	1.31
2021	4.85	1.6
2022	4.77	1.6
2023	4.7	1.5
2024	4.63	1.5
2025	4.56	1.5
2026	4.48	1.51
2027	4.42	1.51
2028	4.36	1.51
2029	4.29	1.51
2030	4.24	1.52
2031	4.18	1.52
2032	4.11	1.52
2033	4.02	1.52
2034	3.97	1.52
2035	3.9	1.52
2036	3.83	1.53
2037	3.78	1.53
2038	3.71	1.53
2039	3.66	1.53
2040	3.6	1.53
2041	3.55	1.53
2042	3.5	1.53
2043	3.45	1.54
2044	3.39	1.54
2045	3.35	1.54
2046	3.3	1.54
2047	3.26	1.55
2048	3.21	1.55
2049	3.17	1.55
2050	3.14	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	North Macedonia
1960	41.8%	37.7%
1961	41.8%	37.8%
1962	41.8%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.2%
1964	42%	36.7%
1965	42.4%	36.3%
1966	42.8%	35.8%
1967	43.2%	35.2%
1968	43.6%	34.7%
1969	44%	34.1%
1970	44.4%	33.5%
1971	44.7%	33%
1972	44.9%	32.6%
1973	45.2%	32.2%
1974	45.4%	31.7%
1975	45.5%	31.3%
1976	45.6%	30.9%
1977	45.7%	30.6%
1978	45.8%	30.3%
1979	45.9%	29.9%
1980	45.9%	29.5%
1981	45.9%	29.1%
1982	45.8%	28.8%
1983	45.8%	28.5%
1984	45.7%	28.3%
1985	45.6%	28.1%
1986	45.5%	27.8%
1987	45.4%	27.6%
1988	45.3%	27.4%
1989	45.4%	27.1%
1990	45.4%	26.9%
1991	45.3%	26.5%
1992	44.9%	26.1%
1993	44.4%	25.7%
1994	44.3%	25.5%
1995	44.4%	25.4%
1996	44.6%	25.1%
1997	44.7%	24.8%
1998	44.6%	24.4%
1999	44.4%	23.9%
2000	44.2%	23.4%
2001	44.1%	22.9%
2002	44.2%	22.5%
2003	44.2%	22.1%
2004	44.2%	21.7%
2005	44.2%	21.2%
2006	44.2%	20.8%
2007	44.3%	20.4%
2008	44.1%	20%
2009	43.9%	19.7%
2010	43.9%	19.3%
2011	43.9%	19%
2012	44.1%	18.8%
2013	44.2%	18.6%
2014	44.2%	18.3%
2015	44.3%	18%
2016	44.2%	17.8%
2017	44.2%	17.5%
2018	44.1%	17.4%
2019	44%	17.2%
2020	43.8%	17.2%
2021	43.6%	17.2%
2022	43.4%	17.2%
2023	43%	17.1%
2024	42.7%	16.8%
2025	42.4%	16.5%
2026	42%	16.2%
2027	41.7%	15.9%
2028	41.3%	15.6%
2029	41%	15.3%
2030	40.7%	14.9%
2031	40.4%	14.6%
2032	40%	14.3%
2033	39.7%	14%
2034	39.3%	13.7%
2035	39%	13.5%
2036	38.6%	13.3%
2037	38.3%	13.1%
2038	37.9%	13%
2039	37.6%	13%
2040	37.3%	13%
2041	36.9%	12.9%
2042	36.6%	12.9%
2043	36.2%	13%
2044	35.9%	13%
2045	35.5%	13%
2046	35.2%	13%
2047	34.8%	13%
2048	34.5%	13.1%
2049	34.1%	13.1%
2050	33.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	21,604	28,816
1961	22,781	27,846
1962	23,927	25,317
1963	25,250	28,124
1964	26,565	27,889
1965	28,028	28,564
1966	29,502	28,766
1967	30,853	28,401
1968	32,029	28,378
1969	33,252	27,464
1970	34,382	28,022
1971	35,279	28,010
1972	36,184	28,236
1973	37,122	28,032
1974	38,106	28,400
1975	38,975	28,983
1976	40,149	28,799
1977	41,352	27,410
1978	42,539	27,150
1979	43,537	27,096
1980	45,026	26,547
1981	46,641	25,689
1982	47,947	25,810
1983	49,187	24,690
1984	50,705	24,436
1985	52,125	24,167
1986	53,313	23,720
1987	55,037	24,359
1988	56,654	24,064
1989	58,666	22,912
1990	59,934	22,868
1991	61,782	23,387
1992	63,501	21,659
1993	68,167	20,797
1994	70,570	19,103
1995	72,244	17,239
1996	71,939	14,806
1997	71,327	12,979
1998	72,045	12,446
1999	73,554	10,489
2000	75,929	12,159
2001	78,769	10,174
2002	80,993	9,697
2003	83,804	8,900
2004	87,578	5,444
2005	90,940	4,011
2006	94,991	3,988
2007	98,895	2,974
2008	102,432	3,746
2009	105,273	4,309
2010	108,121	4,866
2011	111,165	3,100
2012	113,489	3,087
2013	115,558	3,653
2014	118,792	3,644
2015	122,092	2,294
2016	125,342	2,374
2017	128,562	1,329
2018	131,584	1,512
2019	134,460	-375
2020	134,899	-5,939
2021	137,557	-9,737
2022	142,451	-4,397
2023	145,164	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	North Macedonia
1985	998	17
1986	961	16
1987	914	15
1988	887	16
1989	883	14
1990	858	16
1991	845	15
1992	811	14
1993	813	14
1994	809	13
1995	815	13
1996	813	14
1997	752	13
1998	698	13
1999	669	12
2000	644	11
2001	616	9
2002	590	10
2003	571	8
2004	557	8
2005	536	7
2006	521	7
2007	516	7
2008	506	6
2009	500	6
2010	499	5
2011	494	5
2012	496	5
2013	496	5
2014	484	4
2015	469	4
2016	456	4
2017	450	4
2018	437	3
2019	424	3
2020	413	7
2021	425	12
2022	385	3
2023	381	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
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%	5.79%
1982	15.6%	5.53%
1983	15.1%	5.25%
1984	14.5%	5.06%
1985	13.8%	5%
1986	13.2%	4.91%
1987	12.6%	4.69%
1988	12.1%	4.36%
1989	11.8%	4.01%
1990	11.5%	3.7%
1991	11.4%	3.46%
1992	11.3%	3.3%
1993	11.2%	3.13%
1994	11.2%	2.85%
1995	11.1%	2.45%
1996	11%	2.12%
1997	10.8%	1.93%
1998	10.6%	1.83%
1999	10.2%	1.73%
2000	9.82%	1.59%
2001	9.35%	1.48%
2002	8.81%	1.43%
2003	8.25%	1.43%
2004	7.7%	1.42%
2005	7.18%	1.37%
2006	6.73%	1.3%
2007	6.35%	1.23%
2008	6.04%	1.17%
2009	5.79%	1.1%
2010	5.61%	1.04%
2011	5.45%	1%
2012	5.31%	1.02%
2013	5.17%	1.07%
2014	5.04%	1.11%
2015	4.89%	1.13%
2016	4.74%	1.08%
2017	4.59%	0.97%
2018	4.45%	0.83%
2019	4.3%	0.7%
2020	4.17%	0.59%
2021	4.03%	0.5%
2022	3.91%	0.41%
2023	3.78%	0.33%