Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Sri Lanka 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 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs Sri Lanka 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	Sri Lanka
1960	6.15	5.35
1961	6.2	5.24
1962	6.24	5.18
1963	6.31	5.12
1964	6.37	5.06
1965	6.44	4.93
1966	6.52	4.83
1967	6.57	4.79
1968	6.6	4.66
1969	6.64	4.5
1970	6.68	4.39
1971	6.7	4.27
1972	6.71	4.16
1973	6.72	4
1974	6.73	3.86
1975	6.71	3.82
1976	6.73	3.78
1977	6.74	3.74
1978	6.73	3.81
1979	6.7	3.82
1980	6.67	3.73
1981	6.64	3.65
1982	6.59	3.32
1983	6.54	3.11
1984	6.48	3.01
1985	6.42	2.9
1986	6.34	2.74
1987	6.27	2.64
1988	6.21	2.57
1989	6.2	2.58
1990	6.18	2.54
1991	6.16	2.51
1992	6.13	2.49
1993	6.09	2.44
1994	6.06	2.4
1995	5.96	2.35
1996	5.86	2.29
1997	5.74	2.22
1998	5.62	2.14
1999	5.52	2.14
2000	5.46	2.21
2001	5.41	2.28
2002	5.37	2.31
2003	5.36	2.3
2004	5.37	2.27
2005	5.38	2.26
2006	5.4	2.29
2007	5.43	2.3
2008	5.44	2.23
2009	5.41	2.18
2010	5.38	2.13
2011	5.38	2.14
2012	5.35	2.17
2013	5.32	2.18
2014	5.26	2.13
2015	5.21	2.09
2016	5.16	2.06
2017	5.11	2.04
2018	5.04	2.03
2019	4.98	2.02
2020	4.91	2.01
2021	4.85	2
2022	4.77	1.98
2023	4.7	1.97
2024	4.63	1.95
2025	4.56	1.94
2026	4.48	1.93
2027	4.42	1.91
2028	4.36	1.9
2029	4.29	1.89
2030	4.24	1.88
2031	4.18	1.87
2032	4.11	1.86
2033	4.02	1.85
2034	3.97	1.85
2035	3.9	1.84
2036	3.83	1.83
2037	3.78	1.83
2038	3.71	1.82
2039	3.66	1.81
2040	3.6	1.81
2041	3.55	1.8
2042	3.5	1.8
2043	3.45	1.8
2044	3.39	1.79
2045	3.35	1.79
2046	3.3	1.79
2047	3.26	1.78
2048	3.21	1.78
2049	3.17	1.77
2050	3.14	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Sri Lanka
1960	41.8%	41%
1961	41.8%	40.9%
1962	41.8%	40.8%
1963	41.8%	40.7%
1964	42%	40.6%
1965	42.4%	40.5%
1966	42.8%	40.4%
1967	43.2%	40.3%
1968	43.6%	40.1%
1969	44%	39.9%
1970	44.4%	39.7%
1971	44.7%	39.5%
1972	44.9%	39.2%
1973	45.2%	38.8%
1974	45.4%	38.4%
1975	45.5%	38%
1976	45.6%	37.6%
1977	45.7%	37.2%
1978	45.8%	36.9%
1979	45.9%	36.7%
1980	45.9%	36.4%
1981	45.9%	36.2%
1982	45.8%	36%
1983	45.8%	35.8%
1984	45.7%	35.5%
1985	45.6%	35.2%
1986	45.5%	34.6%
1987	45.4%	34%
1988	45.3%	33.5%
1989	45.4%	33%
1990	45.4%	32.5%
1991	45.3%	32.1%
1992	44.9%	31.4%
1993	44.4%	30.6%
1994	44.3%	29.9%
1995	44.4%	29.2%
1996	44.6%	28.6%
1997	44.7%	28.2%
1998	44.6%	27.8%
1999	44.4%	27.4%
2000	44.2%	27%
2001	44.1%	26.6%
2002	44.2%	26.3%
2003	44.2%	26.1%
2004	44.2%	26%
2005	44.2%	25.8%
2006	44.2%	25.7%
2007	44.3%	25.7%
2008	44.1%	25.6%
2009	43.9%	25.5%
2010	43.9%	25.4%
2011	43.9%	25.3%
2012	44.1%	25.2%
2013	44.2%	25%
2014	44.2%	24.9%
2015	44.3%	24.7%
2016	44.2%	24.5%
2017	44.2%	24.2%
2018	44.1%	24%
2019	44%	23.7%
2020	43.8%	23.3%
2021	43.6%	23%
2022	43.4%	22.7%
2023	43%	22.4%
2024	42.7%	22%
2025	42.4%	21.7%
2026	42%	21.4%
2027	41.7%	21.1%
2028	41.3%	20.8%
2029	41%	20.5%
2030	40.7%	20.2%
2031	40.4%	20%
2032	40%	19.8%
2033	39.7%	19.6%
2034	39.3%	19.4%
2035	39%	19.2%
2036	38.6%	19.1%
2037	38.3%	18.9%
2038	37.9%	18.8%
2039	37.6%	18.7%
2040	37.3%	18.6%
2041	36.9%	18.4%
2042	36.6%	18.3%
2043	36.2%	18.2%
2044	35.9%	18.1%
2045	35.5%	18%
2046	35.2%	17.9%
2047	34.8%	17.7%
2048	34.5%	17.6%
2049	34.1%	17.5%
2050	33.8%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.75% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	21,604	247,631
1961	22,781	251,087
1962	23,927	256,719
1963	25,250	262,880
1964	26,565	269,584
1965	28,028	272,422
1966	29,502	275,549
1967	30,853	284,738
1968	32,029	286,642
1969	33,252	286,218
1970	34,382	286,719
1971	35,279	281,200
1972	36,184	282,494
1973	37,122	278,577
1974	38,106	275,521
1975	38,975	282,496
1976	40,149	291,816
1977	41,352	300,038
1978	42,539	317,055
1979	43,537	329,791
1980	45,026	328,155
1981	46,641	328,096
1982	47,947	300,030
1983	49,187	277,768
1984	50,705	263,175
1985	52,125	247,836
1986	53,313	233,782
1987	55,037	226,414
1988	56,654	219,184
1989	58,666	212,401
1990	59,934	224,454
1991	61,782	218,117
1992	63,501	222,230
1993	68,167	226,257
1994	70,570	228,904
1995	72,244	221,957
1996	71,939	215,290
1997	71,327	208,193
1998	72,045	201,059
1999	73,554	206,876
2000	75,929	227,060
2001	78,769	244,377
2002	80,993	252,840
2003	83,804	252,008
2004	87,578	212,527
2005	90,940	248,683
2006	94,991	248,706
2007	98,895	248,287
2008	102,432	232,225
2009	105,273	200,175
2010	108,121	224,325
2011	111,165	224,461
2012	113,489	229,138
2013	115,558	221,021
2014	118,792	211,541
2015	122,092	201,815
2016	125,342	194,232
2017	128,562	187,993
2018	131,584	183,610
2019	134,460	172,243
2020	134,899	170,968
2021	137,557	121,858
2022	142,451	95,378
2023	145,164	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Sri Lanka

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Sri Lanka
1985	998	68
1986	961	66
1987	914	64
1988	887	62
1989	883	61
1990	858	59
1991	845	57
1992	811	54
1993	813	51
1994	809	49
1995	815	48
1996	813	47
1997	752	45
1998	698	43
1999	669	41
2000	644	39
2001	616	37
2002	590	36
2003	571	35
2004	557	37
2005	536	32
2006	521	32
2007	516	31
2008	506	30
2009	500	28
2010	499	26
2011	494	25
2012	496	24
2013	496	23
2014	484	23
2015	469	22
2016	456	22
2017	450	21
2018	437	21
2019	424	20
2020	413	23
2021	425	34
2022	385	22
2023	381	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	25.3%	9.41%
1961	24.7%	8.95%
1962	24%	8.66%
1963	23.4%	8.48%
1964	22.7%	8.3%
1965	22%	8.07%
1966	21.3%	7.81%
1967	20.6%	7.55%
1968	19.9%	7.32%
1969	19.4%	7.14%
1970	19%	7.02%
1971	18.9%	6.94%
1972	18.9%	6.86%
1973	19%	6.77%
1974	19%	6.62%
1975	18.9%	6.41%
1976	18.6%	6.12%
1977	18.2%	5.77%
1978	17.6%	5.38%
1979	17.1%	4.99%
1980	16.6%	4.63%
1981	16.1%	4.29%
1982	15.6%	3.98%
1983	15.1%	3.67%
1984	14.5%	3.35%
1985	13.8%	3.02%
1986	13.2%	2.74%
1987	12.6%	2.54%
1988	12.1%	2.41%
1989	11.8%	2.74%
1990	11.5%	2.33%
1991	11.4%	2.32%
1992	11.3%	2.29%
1993	11.2%	2.22%
1994	11.2%	2.14%
1995	11.1%	2.05%
1996	11%	1.95%
1997	10.8%	1.86%
1998	10.6%	1.76%
1999	10.2%	1.69%
2000	9.82%	1.63%
2001	9.35%	1.58%
2002	8.81%	1.55%
2003	8.25%	1.52%
2004	7.7%	2.88%
2005	7.18%	1.4%
2006	6.73%	1.33%
2007	6.35%	1.26%
2008	6.04%	1.2%
2009	5.79%	2.08%
2010	5.61%	1.12%
2011	5.45%	1.08%
2012	5.31%	1.03%
2013	5.17%	0.98%
2014	5.04%	0.92%
2015	4.89%	0.87%
2016	4.74%	0.83%
2017	4.59%	0.79%
2018	4.45%	0.76%
2019	4.3%	0.72%
2020	4.17%	0.69%
2021	4.03%	0.66%
2022	3.91%	0.64%
2023	3.78%	0.61%