Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	6.15	7.07
1961	6.2	7.05
1962	6.24	7.04
1963	6.31	7.03
1964	6.37	7.05
1965	6.44	7.02
1966	6.52	7
1967	6.57	6.97
1968	6.6	6.95
1969	6.64	6.97
1970	6.68	6.98
1971	6.7	6.99
1972	6.71	6.99
1973	6.72	7
1974	6.73	7.01
1975	6.71	6.99
1976	6.73	6.95
1977	6.74	6.92
1978	6.73	6.87
1979	6.7	6.82
1980	6.67	6.77
1981	6.64	6.71
1982	6.59	6.64
1983	6.54	6.57
1984	6.48	6.49
1985	6.42	6.38
1986	6.34	6.26
1987	6.27	6.12
1988	6.21	5.99
1989	6.2	5.87
1990	6.18	5.74
1991	6.16	5.62
1992	6.13	5.51
1993	6.09	5.45
1994	6.06	5.4
1995	5.96	5.34
1996	5.86	5.22
1997	5.74	5.09
1998	5.62	4.98
1999	5.52	4.86
2000	5.46	4.76
2001	5.41	4.67
2002	5.37	4.6
2003	5.36	4.54
2004	5.37	4.47
2005	5.38	4.41
2006	5.4	4.39
2007	5.43	4.37
2008	5.44	4.36
2009	5.41	4.35
2010	5.38	4.34
2011	5.38	4.34
2012	5.35	4.33
2013	5.32	4.33
2014	5.26	4.36
2015	5.21	4.29
2016	5.16	4.2
2017	5.11	4.06
2018	5.04	3.93
2019	4.98	3.8
2020	4.91	3.75
2021	4.85	3.69
2022	4.77	3.62
2023	4.7	3.56
2024	4.63	3.51
2025	4.56	3.47
2026	4.48	3.42
2027	4.42	3.37
2028	4.36	3.32
2029	4.29	3.28
2030	4.24	3.24
2031	4.18	3.2
2032	4.11	3.16
2033	4.02	3.12
2034	3.97	3.08
2035	3.9	3.04
2036	3.83	3
2037	3.78	2.97
2038	3.71	2.94
2039	3.66	2.91
2040	3.6	2.88
2041	3.55	2.84
2042	3.5	2.82
2043	3.45	2.79
2044	3.39	2.76
2045	3.35	2.73
2046	3.3	2.71
2047	3.26	2.68
2048	3.21	2.66
2049	3.17	2.63
2050	3.14	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Solomon Islands
1960	41.8%	46.3%
1961	41.8%	46.1%
1962	41.8%	46%
1963	41.8%	45.9%
1964	42%	45.8%
1965	42.4%	45.9%
1966	42.8%	46%
1967	43.2%	46.2%
1968	43.6%	46.4%
1969	44%	46.6%
1970	44.4%	46.7%
1971	44.7%	46.8%
1972	44.9%	46.9%
1973	45.2%	47.1%
1974	45.4%	47.5%
1975	45.5%	47.9%
1976	45.6%	48.2%
1977	45.7%	48.3%
1978	45.8%	48.3%
1979	45.9%	48.3%
1980	45.9%	48.3%
1981	45.9%	48.2%
1982	45.8%	48.1%
1983	45.8%	47.9%
1984	45.7%	47.8%
1985	45.6%	47.5%
1986	45.5%	47.3%
1987	45.4%	46.9%
1988	45.3%	46.6%
1989	45.4%	46.2%
1990	45.4%	45.8%
1991	45.3%	45.4%
1992	44.9%	45.1%
1993	44.4%	44.8%
1994	44.3%	44.5%
1995	44.4%	44.3%
1996	44.6%	44%
1997	44.7%	43.8%
1998	44.6%	43.5%
1999	44.4%	43.2%
2000	44.2%	42.9%
2001	44.1%	42.5%
2002	44.2%	42.2%
2003	44.2%	41.9%
2004	44.2%	41.7%
2005	44.2%	41.5%
2006	44.2%	41.3%
2007	44.3%	41.2%
2008	44.1%	41.2%
2009	43.9%	41.1%
2010	43.9%	41%
2011	43.9%	40.8%
2012	44.1%	40.7%
2013	44.2%	40.4%
2014	44.2%	40.2%
2015	44.3%	40%
2016	44.2%	39.7%
2017	44.2%	39.4%
2018	44.1%	39%
2019	44%	38.7%
2020	43.8%	38.4%
2021	43.6%	38.1%
2022	43.4%	37.7%
2023	43%	37.4%
2024	42.7%	37%
2025	42.4%	36.6%
2026	42%	36.1%
2027	41.7%	35.7%
2028	41.3%	35.2%
2029	41%	34.7%
2030	40.7%	34.3%
2031	40.4%	33.9%
2032	40%	33.5%
2033	39.7%	33.2%
2034	39.3%	32.9%
2035	39%	32.7%
2036	38.6%	32.4%
2037	38.3%	32.2%
2038	37.9%	31.9%
2039	37.6%	31.7%
2040	37.3%	31.5%
2041	36.9%	31.2%
2042	36.6%	31%
2043	36.2%	30.7%
2044	35.9%	30.4%
2045	35.5%	30.2%
2046	35.2%	29.9%
2047	34.8%	29.6%
2048	34.5%	29.3%
2049	34.1%	29%
2050	33.8%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	21,604	4,119
1961	22,781	4,257
1962	23,927	4,408
1963	25,250	4,571
1964	26,565	4,747
1965	28,028	4,885
1966	29,502	5,028
1967	30,853	5,151
1968	32,029	5,285
1969	33,252	5,444
1970	34,382	5,575
1971	35,279	5,814
1972	36,184	6,074
1973	37,122	6,343
1974	38,106	6,612
1975	38,975	6,635
1976	40,149	7,058
1977	41,352	7,290
1978	42,539	7,598
1979	43,537	7,874
1980	45,026	8,156
1981	46,641	8,436
1982	47,947	8,720
1983	49,187	9,011
1984	50,705	9,299
1985	52,125	9,534
1986	53,313	9,656
1987	55,037	9,943
1988	56,654	10,142
1989	58,666	10,354
1990	59,934	10,561
1991	61,782	10,789
1992	63,501	11,029
1993	68,167	11,396
1994	70,570	11,771
1995	72,244	12,124
1996	71,939	12,328
1997	71,327	12,478
1998	72,045	12,658
1999	73,554	12,809
2000	75,929	12,938
2001	78,769	13,061
2002	80,993	13,195
2003	83,804	13,344
2004	87,578	13,444
2005	90,940	13,568
2006	94,991	13,799
2007	98,895	13,963
2008	102,432	14,225
2009	105,273	14,381
2010	108,121	14,604
2011	111,165	15,095
2012	113,489	15,585
2013	115,558	16,038
2014	118,792	16,652
2015	122,092	16,909
2016	125,342	17,027
2017	128,562	16,897
2018	131,584	16,790
2019	134,460	16,649
2020	134,899	16,488
2021	137,557	16,626
2022	142,451	17,253
2023	145,164	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Solomon Islands
1985	998	209
1986	961	226
1987	914	200
1988	887	193
1989	883	188
1990	858	184
1991	845	178
1992	811	174
1993	813	173
1994	809	170
1995	815	168
1996	813	166
1997	752	164
1998	698	165
1999	669	164
2000	644	166
2001	616	167
2002	590	168
2003	571	167
2004	557	164
2005	536	161
2006	521	159
2007	516	163
2008	506	153
2009	500	152
2010	499	148
2011	494	147
2012	496	146
2013	496	147
2014	484	147
2015	469	146
2016	456	143
2017	450	140
2018	437	136
2019	424	135
2020	413	131
2021	425	153
2022	385	126
2023	381	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	25.3%	16.7%
1961	24.7%	16%
1962	24%	15.4%
1963	23.4%	14.7%
1964	22.7%	14%
1965	22%	13.3%
1966	21.3%	12.7%
1967	20.6%	12%
1968	19.9%	11.3%
1969	19.4%	10.6%
1970	19%	9.94%
1971	18.9%	9.29%
1972	18.9%	8.69%
1973	19%	8.12%
1974	19%	7.6%
1975	18.9%	7.9%
1976	18.6%	6.68%
1977	18.2%	6.29%
1978	17.6%	5.95%
1979	17.1%	5.64%
1980	16.6%	5.38%
1981	16.1%	5.14%
1982	15.6%	4.93%
1983	15.1%	4.74%
1984	14.5%	4.58%
1985	13.8%	4.42%
1986	13.2%	4.28%
1987	12.6%	4.16%
1988	12.1%	4.04%
1989	11.8%	3.93%
1990	11.5%	3.82%
1991	11.4%	3.72%
1992	11.3%	3.62%
1993	11.2%	3.52%
1994	11.2%	3.43%
1995	11.1%	3.35%
1996	11%	3.27%
1997	10.8%	3.21%
1998	10.6%	3.16%
1999	10.2%	3.11%
2000	9.82%	3.07%
2001	9.35%	3.03%
2002	8.81%	2.99%
2003	8.25%	2.97%
2004	7.7%	2.94%
2005	7.18%	2.91%
2006	6.73%	2.88%
2007	6.35%	2.85%
2008	6.04%	2.81%
2009	5.79%	2.76%
2010	5.61%	2.72%
2011	5.45%	2.67%
2012	5.31%	2.62%
2013	5.17%	2.58%
2014	5.04%	2.53%
2015	4.89%	2.49%
2016	4.74%	2.45%
2017	4.59%	2.41%
2018	4.45%	2.36%
2019	4.3%	2.3%
2020	4.17%	2.24%
2021	4.03%	2.18%
2022	3.91%	2.12%
2023	3.78%	2.06%