Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Sweden

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Sweden 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 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs Sweden 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	Sweden
1960	6.15	2.17
1961	6.2	2.21
1962	6.24	2.25
1963	6.31	2.33
1964	6.37	2.47
1965	6.44	2.39
1966	6.52	2.37
1967	6.57	2.28
1968	6.6	2.07
1969	6.64	1.93
1970	6.68	1.92
1971	6.7	1.96
1972	6.71	1.91
1973	6.72	1.87
1974	6.73	1.87
1975	6.71	1.77
1976	6.73	1.68
1977	6.74	1.64
1978	6.73	1.6
1979	6.7	1.66
1980	6.67	1.68
1981	6.64	1.63
1982	6.59	1.62
1983	6.54	1.61
1984	6.48	1.66
1985	6.42	1.74
1986	6.34	1.8
1987	6.27	1.84
1988	6.21	1.96
1989	6.2	2.01
1990	6.18	2.13
1991	6.16	2.11
1992	6.13	2.09
1993	6.09	1.99
1994	6.06	1.88
1995	5.96	1.73
1996	5.86	1.6
1997	5.74	1.52
1998	5.62	1.5
1999	5.52	1.5
2000	5.46	1.54
2001	5.41	1.57
2002	5.37	1.65
2003	5.36	1.71
2004	5.37	1.75
2005	5.38	1.77
2006	5.4	1.85
2007	5.43	1.88
2008	5.44	1.91
2009	5.41	1.94
2010	5.38	1.98
2011	5.38	1.9
2012	5.35	1.91
2013	5.32	1.89
2014	5.26	1.88
2015	5.21	1.85
2016	5.16	1.85
2017	5.11	1.78
2018	5.04	1.76
2019	4.98	1.71
2020	4.91	1.67
2021	4.85	1.67
2022	4.77	1.53
2023	4.7	1.45
2024	4.63	1.45
2025	4.56	1.46
2026	4.48	1.46
2027	4.42	1.47
2028	4.36	1.47
2029	4.29	1.48
2030	4.24	1.48
2031	4.18	1.49
2032	4.11	1.49
2033	4.02	1.49
2034	3.97	1.5
2035	3.9	1.5
2036	3.83	1.5
2037	3.78	1.51
2038	3.71	1.51
2039	3.66	1.51
2040	3.6	1.52
2041	3.55	1.52
2042	3.5	1.53
2043	3.45	1.53
2044	3.39	1.53
2045	3.35	1.53
2046	3.3	1.53
2047	3.26	1.54
2048	3.21	1.54
2049	3.17	1.54
2050	3.14	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Sweden
1960	41.8%	22.4%
1961	41.8%	22%
1962	41.8%	21.5%
1963	41.8%	21.2%
1964	42%	21%
1965	42.4%	20.9%
1966	42.8%	20.9%
1967	43.2%	21%
1968	43.6%	20.9%
1969	44%	20.9%
1970	44.4%	20.8%
1971	44.7%	20.8%
1972	44.9%	20.8%
1973	45.2%	20.7%
1974	45.4%	20.7%
1975	45.5%	20.7%
1976	45.6%	20.6%
1977	45.7%	20.5%
1978	45.8%	20.3%
1979	45.9%	19.9%
1980	45.9%	19.6%
1981	45.9%	19.2%
1982	45.8%	18.9%
1983	45.8%	18.6%
1984	45.7%	18.3%
1985	45.6%	18.2%
1986	45.5%	18%
1987	45.4%	17.9%
1988	45.3%	17.8%
1989	45.4%	17.8%
1990	45.4%	17.9%
1991	45.3%	18.1%
1992	44.9%	18.4%
1993	44.4%	18.6%
1994	44.3%	18.8%
1995	44.4%	18.9%
1996	44.6%	18.8%
1997	44.7%	18.7%
1998	44.6%	18.7%
1999	44.4%	18.6%
2000	44.2%	18.4%
2001	44.1%	18.3%
2002	44.2%	18.1%
2003	44.2%	17.9%
2004	44.2%	17.7%
2005	44.2%	17.4%
2006	44.2%	17.1%
2007	44.3%	16.9%
2008	44.1%	16.7%
2009	43.9%	16.6%
2010	43.9%	16.6%
2011	43.9%	16.7%
2012	44.1%	16.8%
2013	44.2%	17%
2014	44.2%	17.2%
2015	44.3%	17.3%
2016	44.2%	17.5%
2017	44.2%	17.7%
2018	44.1%	17.8%
2019	44%	17.8%
2020	43.8%	17.7%
2021	43.6%	17.7%
2022	43.4%	17.5%
2023	43%	17.2%
2024	42.7%	17%
2025	42.4%	16.7%
2026	42%	16.4%
2027	41.7%	16.2%
2028	41.3%	15.9%
2029	41%	15.6%
2030	40.7%	15.3%
2031	40.4%	15.1%
2032	40%	14.8%
2033	39.7%	14.5%
2034	39.3%	14.3%
2035	39%	14.1%
2036	38.6%	13.9%
2037	38.3%	13.8%
2038	37.9%	13.8%
2039	37.6%	13.8%
2040	37.3%	13.8%
2041	36.9%	13.8%
2042	36.6%	13.9%
2043	36.2%	13.9%
2044	35.9%	14%
2045	35.5%	14.1%
2046	35.2%	14.1%
2047	34.8%	14.2%
2048	34.5%	14.3%
2049	34.1%	14.4%
2050	33.8%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Sweden compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Sweden by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +0.2% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	21,604	27,693
1961	22,781	30,832
1962	23,927	30,246
1963	25,250	35,741
1964	26,565	45,968
1965	28,028	44,857
1966	29,502	45,286
1967	30,853	41,700
1968	32,029	30,858
1969	33,252	23,904
1970	34,382	30,563
1971	35,279	31,583
1972	36,184	28,428
1973	37,122	24,409
1974	38,106	23,664
1975	38,975	14,746
1976	40,149	8,222
1977	41,352	7,426
1978	42,539	4,138
1979	43,537	4,976
1980	45,026	5,818
1981	46,641	1,664
1982	47,947	1,665
1983	49,187	833
1984	50,705	3,335
1985	52,125	4,175
1986	53,313	9,206
1987	55,037	11,757
1988	56,654	15,186
1989	58,666	24,629
1990	59,934	29,100
1991	61,782	29,299
1992	63,501	28,605
1993	68,167	20,924
1994	70,570	20,196
1995	72,244	9,710
1996	71,939	1,768
1997	71,327	-3,539
1998	72,045	-3,541
1999	73,554	-6,201
2000	75,929	-2,662
2001	78,769	-1,779
2002	80,993	893
2003	83,804	6,271
2004	87,578	9,893
2005	90,940	9,030
2006	94,991	15,436
2007	98,895	15,552
2008	102,432	18,439
2009	105,273	21,387
2010	108,121	25,320
2011	111,165	21,733
2012	113,489	20,943
2013	115,558	23,041
2014	118,792	26,179
2015	122,092	23,518
2016	125,342	25,800
2017	128,562	24,138
2018	131,584	23,403
2019	134,460	25,697
2020	134,899	14,495
2021	137,557	22,914
2022	142,451	10,487
2023	145,164	5,269

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Sweden

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 4 deaths in Sweden.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.25% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	25.3%	1.96%
1961	24.7%	1.92%
1962	24%	1.86%
1963	23.4%	1.79%
1964	22.7%	1.71%
1965	22%	1.63%
1966	21.3%	1.56%
1967	20.6%	1.49%
1968	19.9%	1.44%
1969	19.4%	1.39%
1970	19%	1.34%
1971	18.9%	1.29%
1972	18.9%	1.23%
1973	19%	1.16%
1974	19%	1.09%
1975	18.9%	1.03%
1976	18.6%	0.98%
1977	18.2%	0.94%
1978	17.6%	0.9%
1979	17.1%	0.87%
1980	16.6%	0.84%
1981	16.1%	0.82%
1982	15.6%	0.8%
1983	15.1%	0.78%
1984	14.5%	0.77%
1985	13.8%	0.76%
1986	13.2%	0.75%
1987	12.6%	0.74%
1988	12.1%	0.73%
1989	11.8%	0.72%
1990	11.5%	0.7%
1991	11.4%	0.66%
1992	11.3%	0.62%
1993	11.2%	0.57%
1994	11.2%	0.52%
1995	11.1%	0.48%
1996	11%	0.46%
1997	10.8%	0.44%
1998	10.6%	0.42%
1999	10.2%	0.41%
2000	9.82%	0.41%
2001	9.35%	0.4%
2002	8.81%	0.4%
2003	8.25%	0.39%
2004	7.7%	0.37%
2005	7.18%	0.36%
2006	6.73%	0.35%
2007	6.35%	0.33%
2008	6.04%	0.32%
2009	5.79%	0.31%
2010	5.61%	0.31%
2011	5.45%	0.3%
2012	5.31%	0.3%
2013	5.17%	0.29%
2014	5.04%	0.29%
2015	4.89%	0.29%
2016	4.74%	0.28%
2017	4.59%	0.28%
2018	4.45%	0.27%
2019	4.3%	0.26%
2020	4.17%	0.26%
2021	4.03%	0.25%
2022	3.91%	0.25%
2023	3.78%	0.25%