Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Palau

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Palau 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 1.91 in Palau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs Palau 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	Palau
1960	6.15	7.19
1961	6.2	7.17
1962	6.24	7.15
1963	6.31	7.12
1964	6.37	7.08
1965	6.44	7.01
1966	6.52	6.93
1967	6.57	6.84
1968	6.6	6.71
1969	6.64	6.58
1970	6.68	6.39
1971	6.7	6.16
1972	6.71	5.9
1973	6.72	5.59
1974	6.73	5.26
1975	6.71	4.9
1976	6.73	4.53
1977	6.74	4.09
1978	6.73	3.74
1979	6.7	3.49
1980	6.67	3.35
1981	6.64	3.28
1982	6.59	3.22
1983	6.54	3.14
1984	6.48	3.08
1985	6.42	3.01
1986	6.34	2.98
1987	6.27	2.93
1988	6.21	2.91
1989	6.2	2.92
1990	6.18	2.88
1991	6.16	2.74
1992	6.13	2.71
1993	6.09	2.73
1994	6.06	2.66
1995	5.96	2.55
1996	5.86	2.39
1997	5.74	2.19
1998	5.62	2.01
1999	5.52	1.91
2000	5.46	1.82
2001	5.41	1.87
2002	5.37	1.92
2003	5.36	1.96
2004	5.37	1.99
2005	5.38	2.02
2006	5.4	2
2007	5.43	1.97
2008	5.44	1.95
2009	5.41	1.94
2010	5.38	1.94
2011	5.38	1.97
2012	5.35	2.01
2013	5.32	2.05
2014	5.26	2.03
2015	5.21	2
2016	5.16	2.06
2017	5.11	2.02
2018	5.04	1.97
2019	4.98	1.98
2020	4.91	1.97
2021	4.85	1.95
2022	4.77	1.93
2023	4.7	1.91
2024	4.63	1.88
2025	4.56	1.86
2026	4.48	1.84
2027	4.42	1.82
2028	4.36	1.81
2029	4.29	1.8
2030	4.24	1.79
2031	4.18	1.78
2032	4.11	1.77
2033	4.02	1.76
2034	3.97	1.76
2035	3.9	1.75
2036	3.83	1.75
2037	3.78	1.75
2038	3.71	1.74
2039	3.66	1.74
2040	3.6	1.74
2041	3.55	1.74
2042	3.5	1.73
2043	3.45	1.73
2044	3.39	1.73
2045	3.35	1.73
2046	3.3	1.73
2047	3.26	1.72
2048	3.21	1.72
2049	3.17	1.72
2050	3.14	1.72

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Palau
1960	41.8%	47%
1961	41.8%	48.2%
1962	41.8%	49.1%
1963	41.8%	49.8%
1964	42%	50.1%
1965	42.4%	50.3%
1966	42.8%	50.2%
1967	43.2%	49.6%
1968	43.6%	48.4%
1969	44%	47.2%
1970	44.4%	46.5%
1971	44.7%	46.2%
1972	44.9%	46%
1973	45.2%	45.6%
1974	45.4%	44.9%
1975	45.5%	44.2%
1976	45.6%	43.4%
1977	45.7%	42.7%
1978	45.8%	41.9%
1979	45.9%	41.1%
1980	45.9%	40.1%
1981	45.9%	38.9%
1982	45.8%	37.7%
1983	45.8%	36.7%
1984	45.7%	36%
1985	45.6%	35.4%
1986	45.5%	34.5%
1987	45.4%	33.2%
1988	45.3%	32%
1989	45.4%	31%
1990	45.4%	30.2%
1991	45.3%	29.4%
1992	44.9%	28.8%
1993	44.4%	28.5%
1994	44.3%	28.2%
1995	44.4%	28%
1996	44.6%	27.5%
1997	44.7%	26.7%
1998	44.6%	25.8%
1999	44.4%	24.8%
2000	44.2%	24.1%
2001	44.1%	24%
2002	44.2%	24.1%
2003	44.2%	24.2%
2004	44.2%	24.2%
2005	44.2%	23.9%
2006	44.2%	23.2%
2007	44.3%	22.5%
2008	44.1%	21.9%
2009	43.9%	21.4%
2010	43.9%	21%
2011	43.9%	20.6%
2012	44.1%	20.3%
2013	44.2%	20.2%
2014	44.2%	20.3%
2015	44.3%	20.3%
2016	44.2%	20.1%
2017	44.2%	19.9%
2018	44.1%	19.7%
2019	44%	19.5%
2020	43.8%	19.2%
2021	43.6%	19.1%
2022	43.4%	18.8%
2023	43%	18.5%
2024	42.7%	18.2%
2025	42.4%	17.9%
2026	42%	17.6%
2027	41.7%	17.3%
2028	41.3%	17%
2029	41%	16.7%
2030	40.7%	16.5%
2031	40.4%	16.3%
2032	40%	16.1%
2033	39.7%	16%
2034	39.3%	16%
2035	39%	15.9%
2036	38.6%	15.9%
2037	38.3%	15.9%
2038	37.9%	15.9%
2039	37.6%	15.9%
2040	37.3%	16%
2041	36.9%	16%
2042	36.6%	16.1%
2043	36.2%	16.2%
2044	35.9%	16.2%
2045	35.5%	16.3%
2046	35.2%	16.3%
2047	34.8%	16.3%
2048	34.5%	16.4%
2049	34.1%	16.4%
2050	33.8%	16.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 18.2% in Palau in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 30.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Palau compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Palau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.15% in Palau. 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	Palau
1960	21,604	296
1961	22,781	298
1962	23,927	296
1963	25,250	291
1964	26,565	284
1965	28,028	275
1966	29,502	268
1967	30,853	266
1968	32,029	275
1969	33,252	283
1970	34,382	286
1971	35,279	287
1972	36,184	280
1973	37,122	268
1974	38,106	256
1975	38,975	249
1976	40,149	236
1977	41,352	213
1978	42,539	193
1979	43,537	176
1980	45,026	165
1981	46,641	161
1982	47,947	170
1983	49,187	176
1984	50,705	181
1985	52,125	181
1986	53,313	182
1987	55,037	182
1988	56,654	183
1989	58,666	185
1990	59,934	181
1991	61,782	175
1992	63,501	183
1993	68,167	196
1994	70,570	195
1995	72,244	186
1996	71,939	166
1997	71,327	140
1998	72,045	116
1999	73,554	100
2000	75,929	85
2001	78,769	88
2002	80,993	88
2003	83,804	86
2004	87,578	83
2005	90,940	80
2006	94,991	79
2007	98,895	80
2008	102,432	79
2009	105,273	81
2010	108,121	81
2011	111,165	83
2012	113,489	86
2013	115,558	88
2014	118,792	73
2015	122,092	55
2016	125,342	53
2017	128,562	43
2018	131,584	29
2019	134,460	23
2020	134,899	8
2021	137,557	-3
2022	142,451	-7
2023	145,164	-10

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Palau

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 89 deaths in Palau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Palau
1985	998	95
1986	961	92
1987	914	88
1988	887	96
1989	883	93
1990	858	100
1991	845	106
1992	811	113
1993	813	109
1994	809	116
1995	815	111
1996	813	123
1997	752	125
1998	698	119
1999	669	115
2000	644	119
2001	616	118
2002	590	117
2003	571	108
2004	557	106
2005	536	105
2006	521	105
2007	516	98
2008	506	99
2009	500	94
2010	499	96
2011	494	83
2012	496	84
2013	496	85
2014	484	78
2015	469	79
2016	456	80
2017	450	80
2018	437	82
2019	424	84
2020	413	117
2021	425	109
2022	385	121
2023	381	89

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 2.23% in Palau. 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	Palau
1960	25.3%	-
1961	24.7%	-
1962	24%	-
1963	23.4%	-
1964	22.7%	-
1965	22%	9.58%
1966	21.3%	9.27%
1967	20.6%	8.97%
1968	19.9%	8.65%
1969	19.4%	8.34%
1970	19%	8%
1971	18.9%	7.62%
1972	18.9%	7.24%
1973	19%	6.85%
1974	19%	6.46%
1975	18.9%	6.06%
1976	18.6%	5.7%
1977	18.2%	5.37%
1978	17.6%	5.09%
1979	17.1%	4.84%
1980	16.6%	4.63%
1981	16.1%	4.44%
1982	15.6%	4.27%
1983	15.1%	4.13%
1984	14.5%	4.01%
1985	13.8%	3.9%
1986	13.2%	3.81%
1987	12.6%	3.73%
1988	12.1%	3.66%
1989	11.8%	3.6%
1990	11.5%	3.53%
1991	11.4%	3.47%
1992	11.3%	3.4%
1993	11.2%	3.32%
1994	11.2%	3.23%
1995	11.1%	3.14%
1996	11%	3.04%
1997	10.8%	2.94%
1998	10.6%	2.84%
1999	10.2%	2.74%
2000	9.82%	2.65%
2001	9.35%	2.55%
2002	8.81%	2.46%
2003	8.25%	2.38%
2004	7.7%	2.29%
2005	7.18%	2.21%
2006	6.73%	2.14%
2007	6.35%	2.07%
2008	6.04%	2.02%
2009	5.79%	1.98%
2010	5.61%	1.97%
2011	5.45%	1.97%
2012	5.31%	1.99%
2013	5.17%	2.03%
2014	5.04%	2.08%
2015	4.89%	2.14%
2016	4.74%	2.21%
2017	4.59%	2.28%
2018	4.45%	2.32%
2019	4.3%	2.34%
2020	4.17%	2.33%
2021	4.03%	2.3%
2022	3.91%	2.27%
2023	3.78%	2.23%