Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Serbia

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	6.15	2.15
1961	6.2	2.13
1962	6.24	2.11
1963	6.31	2.08
1964	6.37	2.07
1965	6.44	2.06
1966	6.52	2.04
1967	6.57	2.02
1968	6.6	2.01
1969	6.64	1.99
1970	6.68	1.97
1971	6.7	1.96
1972	6.71	1.95
1973	6.72	1.94
1974	6.73	1.93
1975	6.71	1.92
1976	6.73	1.91
1977	6.74	1.9
1978	6.73	1.89
1979	6.7	1.88
1980	6.67	1.86
1981	6.64	1.85
1982	6.59	1.84
1983	6.54	1.83
1984	6.48	1.81
1985	6.42	1.8
1986	6.34	1.78
1987	6.27	1.75
1988	6.21	1.72
1989	6.2	1.69
1990	6.18	1.65
1991	6.16	1.61
1992	6.13	1.57
1993	6.09	1.54
1994	6.06	1.51
1995	5.96	1.47
1996	5.86	1.44
1997	5.74	1.4
1998	5.62	1.37
1999	5.52	1.35
2000	5.46	1.48
2001	5.41	1.58
2002	5.37	1.57
2003	5.36	1.59
2004	5.37	1.57
2005	5.38	1.45
2006	5.4	1.43
2007	5.43	1.38
2008	5.44	1.4
2009	5.41	1.44
2010	5.38	1.4
2011	5.38	1.4
2012	5.35	1.45
2013	5.32	1.43
2014	5.26	1.46
2015	5.21	1.46
2016	5.16	1.46
2017	5.11	1.49
2018	5.04	1.49
2019	4.98	1.52
2020	4.91	1.48
2021	4.85	1.52
2022	4.77	1.59
2023	4.7	1.61
2024	4.63	1.61
2025	4.56	1.61
2026	4.48	1.62
2027	4.42	1.62
2028	4.36	1.62
2029	4.29	1.63
2030	4.24	1.63
2031	4.18	1.63
2032	4.11	1.63
2033	4.02	1.64
2034	3.97	1.64
2035	3.9	1.65
2036	3.83	1.65
2037	3.78	1.65
2038	3.71	1.65
2039	3.66	1.65
2040	3.6	1.65
2041	3.55	1.66
2042	3.5	1.66
2043	3.45	1.66
2044	3.39	1.66
2045	3.35	1.67
2046	3.3	1.67
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	Serbia
1960	41.8%	27.2%
1961	41.8%	27.1%
1962	41.8%	27%
1963	41.8%	26.7%
1964	42%	26.3%
1965	42.4%	25.8%
1966	42.8%	25.3%
1967	43.2%	24.7%
1968	43.6%	24.1%
1969	44%	23.5%
1970	44.4%	23%
1971	44.7%	22.5%
1972	44.9%	22.2%
1973	45.2%	22%
1974	45.4%	21.7%
1975	45.5%	21.5%
1976	45.6%	21.3%
1977	45.7%	21%
1978	45.8%	20.9%
1979	45.9%	20.7%
1980	45.9%	20.6%
1981	45.9%	20.6%
1982	45.8%	20.6%
1983	45.8%	20.5%
1984	45.7%	20.5%
1985	45.6%	20.3%
1986	45.5%	20.2%
1987	45.4%	20%
1988	45.3%	19.8%
1989	45.4%	19.6%
1990	45.4%	19.3%
1991	45.3%	19.1%
1992	44.9%	18.8%
1993	44.4%	18.6%
1994	44.3%	18.3%
1995	44.4%	18%
1996	44.6%	17.7%
1997	44.7%	17.4%
1998	44.6%	17.1%
1999	44.4%	16.7%
2000	44.2%	16.4%
2001	44.1%	16.1%
2002	44.2%	15.8%
2003	44.2%	15.6%
2004	44.2%	15.4%
2005	44.2%	15.2%
2006	44.2%	15%
2007	44.3%	14.9%
2008	44.1%	14.7%
2009	43.9%	14.6%
2010	43.9%	14.5%
2011	43.9%	14.4%
2012	44.1%	14.3%
2013	44.2%	14.3%
2014	44.2%	14.3%
2015	44.3%	14.3%
2016	44.2%	14.3%
2017	44.2%	14.3%
2018	44.1%	14.3%
2019	44%	14.3%
2020	43.8%	14.3%
2021	43.6%	14.3%
2022	43.4%	14.4%
2023	43%	14.4%
2024	42.7%	14.3%
2025	42.4%	14.3%
2026	42%	14.2%
2027	41.7%	14.1%
2028	41.3%	14.1%
2029	41%	14%
2030	40.7%	13.9%
2031	40.4%	13.8%
2032	40%	13.7%
2033	39.7%	13.6%
2034	39.3%	13.5%
2035	39%	13.4%
2036	38.6%	13.3%
2037	38.3%	13.3%
2038	37.9%	13.2%
2039	37.6%	13.2%
2040	37.3%	13.1%
2041	36.9%	13.1%
2042	36.6%	13.1%
2043	36.2%	13.1%
2044	35.9%	13.1%
2045	35.5%	13.1%
2046	35.2%	13.1%
2047	34.8%	13.1%
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 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	21,604	63,642
1961	22,781	61,065
1962	23,927	59,307
1963	25,250	55,580
1964	26,565	54,185
1965	28,028	53,383
1966	29,502	53,338
1967	30,853	53,120
1968	32,029	51,653
1969	33,252	50,304
1970	34,382	48,343
1971	35,279	47,424
1972	36,184	48,248
1973	37,122	49,596
1974	38,106	51,583
1975	38,975	52,502
1976	40,149	51,399
1977	41,352	48,105
1978	42,539	43,636
1979	43,537	39,022
1980	45,026	36,273
1981	46,641	34,304
1982	47,947	30,603
1983	49,187	27,515
1984	50,705	23,815
1985	52,125	22,090
1986	53,313	19,407
1987	55,037	16,711
1988	56,654	13,852
1989	58,666	11,872
1990	59,934	7,416
1991	61,782	2,210
1992	63,501	-3,779
1993	68,167	-5,703
1994	70,570	-7,157
1995	72,244	-7,628
1996	71,939	-16,007
1997	71,327	-18,389
1998	72,045	-23,006
1999	73,554	-29,408
2000	75,929	-30,065
2001	78,769	-20,259
2002	80,993	-24,750
2003	83,804	-24,686
2004	87,578	-26,121
2005	90,940	-34,227
2006	94,991	-31,870
2007	98,895	-34,693
2008	102,432	-33,590
2009	105,273	-33,676
2010	108,121	-34,999
2011	111,165	-36,906
2012	113,489	-35,288
2013	115,558	-34,399
2014	118,792	-34,946
2015	122,092	-37,605
2016	125,342	-35,998
2017	128,562	-39,317
2018	131,584	-37,707
2019	134,460	-36,810
2020	134,899	-55,193
2021	137,557	-74,494
2022	142,451	-46,651
2023	145,164	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Serbia
1985	998	15
1986	961	15
1987	914	15
1988	887	14
1989	883	14
1990	858	14
1991	845	14
1992	811	15
1993	813	16
1994	809	16
1995	815	17
1996	813	17
1997	752	17
1998	698	19
1999	669	17
2000	644	16
2001	616	15
2002	590	14
2003	571	14
2004	557	13
2005	536	13
2006	521	12
2007	516	12
2008	506	12
2009	500	12
2010	499	13
2011	494	13
2012	496	13
2013	496	13
2014	484	13
2015	469	13
2016	456	13
2017	450	13
2018	437	12
2019	424	12
2020	413	16
2021	425	26
2022	385	14
2023	381	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
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%	4.07%
1985	13.8%	3.93%
1986	13.2%	3.78%
1987	12.6%	3.59%
1988	12.1%	3.36%
1989	11.8%	3.1%
1990	11.5%	2.85%
1991	11.4%	2.61%
1992	11.3%	2.43%
1993	11.2%	2.29%
1994	11.2%	2.14%
1995	11.1%	1.95%
1996	11%	1.74%
1997	10.8%	1.56%
1998	10.6%	1.42%
1999	10.2%	1.32%
2000	9.82%	1.26%
2001	9.35%	1.2%
2002	8.81%	1.14%
2003	8.25%	1.05%
2004	7.7%	0.97%
2005	7.18%	0.9%
2006	6.73%	0.85%
2007	6.35%	0.82%
2008	6.04%	0.79%
2009	5.79%	0.78%
2010	5.61%	0.76%
2011	5.45%	0.73%
2012	5.31%	0.71%
2013	5.17%	0.68%
2014	5.04%	0.66%
2015	4.89%	0.63%
2016	4.74%	0.61%
2017	4.59%	0.59%
2018	4.45%	0.58%
2019	4.3%	0.57%
2020	4.17%	0.55%
2021	4.03%	0.54%
2022	3.91%	0.53%
2023	3.78%	0.52%