Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Ukraine

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine 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	Ukraine
1960	6.15	2.29
1961	6.2	2.2
1962	6.24	2.15
1963	6.31	2.11
1964	6.37	2.01
1965	6.44	1.94
1966	6.52	2.04
1967	6.57	2.04
1968	6.6	2.03
1969	6.64	2.01
1970	6.68	2.08
1971	6.7	2.11
1972	6.71	2.13
1973	6.72	2.04
1974	6.73	2.06
1975	6.71	2.05
1976	6.73	2.04
1977	6.74	1.98
1978	6.73	1.97
1979	6.7	1.96
1980	6.67	1.95
1981	6.64	1.92
1982	6.59	1.95
1983	6.54	2.1
1984	6.48	2.08
1985	6.42	2.03
1986	6.34	2.12
1987	6.27	2.07
1988	6.21	2.04
1989	6.2	1.93
1990	6.18	1.85
1991	6.16	1.77
1992	6.13	1.67
1993	6.09	1.56
1994	6.06	1.47
1995	5.96	1.4
1996	5.86	1.33
1997	5.74	1.27
1998	5.62	1.21
1999	5.52	1.13
2000	5.46	1.11
2001	5.41	1.09
2002	5.37	1.13
2003	5.36	1.17
2004	5.37	1.22
2005	5.38	1.22
2006	5.4	1.3
2007	5.43	1.34
2008	5.44	1.44
2009	5.41	1.47
2010	5.38	1.44
2011	5.38	1.46
2012	5.35	1.53
2013	5.32	1.52
2014	5.26	1.47
2015	5.21	1.39
2016	5.16	1.39
2017	5.11	1.3
2018	5.04	1.23
2019	4.98	1.22
2020	4.91	1.21
2021	4.85	1.15
2022	4.77	0.9
2023	4.7	0.98
2024	4.63	0.99
2025	4.56	1
2026	4.48	1
2027	4.42	1.01
2028	4.36	1.02
2029	4.29	1.02
2030	4.24	1.03
2031	4.18	1.04
2032	4.11	1.04
2033	4.02	1.05
2034	3.97	1.05
2035	3.9	1.06
2036	3.83	1.06
2037	3.78	1.07
2038	3.71	1.07
2039	3.66	1.08
2040	3.6	1.09
2041	3.55	1.09
2042	3.5	1.1
2043	3.45	1.1
2044	3.39	1.11
2045	3.35	1.11
2046	3.3	1.12
2047	3.26	1.13
2048	3.21	1.13
2049	3.17	1.14
2050	3.14	1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Ukraine
1960	41.8%	26.7%
1961	41.8%	27%
1962	41.8%	27.1%
1963	41.8%	27.1%
1964	42%	26.8%
1965	42.4%	26.4%
1966	42.8%	26.1%
1967	43.2%	25.8%
1968	43.6%	25.5%
1969	44%	25.1%
1970	44.4%	24.8%
1971	44.7%	24.4%
1972	44.9%	24%
1973	45.2%	23.6%
1974	45.4%	23.2%
1975	45.5%	22.8%
1976	45.6%	22.4%
1977	45.7%	22.1%
1978	45.8%	21.7%
1979	45.9%	21.5%
1980	45.9%	21.4%
1981	45.9%	21.4%
1982	45.8%	21.4%
1983	45.8%	21.5%
1984	45.7%	21.6%
1985	45.6%	21.7%
1986	45.5%	21.7%
1987	45.4%	21.7%
1988	45.3%	21.7%
1989	45.4%	21.7%
1990	45.4%	21.6%
1991	45.3%	21.5%
1992	44.9%	21.4%
1993	44.4%	21.2%
1994	44.3%	21%
1995	44.4%	20.6%
1996	44.6%	20.2%
1997	44.7%	19.7%
1998	44.6%	19.2%
1999	44.4%	18.5%
2000	44.2%	17.9%
2001	44.1%	17.1%
2002	44.2%	16.3%
2003	44.2%	15.7%
2004	44.2%	15.1%
2005	44.2%	14.7%
2006	44.2%	14.3%
2007	44.3%	14.1%
2008	44.1%	14%
2009	43.9%	14%
2010	43.9%	14.1%
2011	43.9%	14.2%
2012	44.1%	14.4%
2013	44.2%	14.6%
2014	44.2%	14.9%
2015	44.3%	15.1%
2016	44.2%	15.3%
2017	44.2%	15.4%
2018	44.1%	15.4%
2019	44%	15.4%
2020	43.8%	15.3%
2021	43.6%	15.1%
2022	43.4%	14.8%
2023	43%	14.3%
2024	42.7%	13.9%
2025	42.4%	13.7%
2026	42%	13.4%
2027	41.7%	12.9%
2028	41.3%	12.4%
2029	41%	12%
2030	40.7%	11.6%
2031	40.4%	11.2%
2032	40%	10.9%
2033	39.7%	10.6%
2034	39.3%	10.4%
2035	39%	10.2%
2036	38.6%	10%
2037	38.3%	9.95%
2038	37.9%	9.95%
2039	37.6%	9.92%
2040	37.3%	9.9%
2041	36.9%	9.92%
2042	36.6%	9.97%
2043	36.2%	10%
2044	35.9%	10.1%
2045	35.5%	10.1%
2046	35.2%	10.2%
2047	34.8%	10.2%
2048	34.5%	10.2%
2049	34.1%	10.2%
2050	33.8%	10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and -0.56% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	21,604	538,812
1961	22,781	508,602
1962	23,927	481,887
1963	25,250	449,648
1964	26,565	391,120
1965	28,028	334,365
1966	29,502	337,794
1967	30,853	313,899
1968	32,029	295,162
1969	33,252	274,858
1970	34,382	291,839
1971	35,279	305,849
1972	36,184	309,785
1973	37,122	274,938
1974	38,106	273,486
1975	38,975	256,787
1976	40,149	247,323
1977	41,352	216,932
1978	42,539	206,554
1979	43,537	197,294
1980	45,026	197,223
1981	46,641	182,839
1982	47,947	194,101
1983	49,187	241,741
1984	50,705	222,430
1985	52,125	201,011
1986	53,313	225,751
1987	55,037	198,850
1988	56,654	162,002
1989	58,666	106,431
1990	59,934	48,463
1991	61,782	-16,486
1992	63,501	-95,857
1993	68,167	-169,405
1994	70,570	-238,820
1995	72,244	-281,629
1996	71,939	-305,154
1997	71,327	-306,549
1998	72,045	-318,299
1999	73,554	-348,286
2000	75,929	-364,143
2001	78,769	-374,734
2002	80,993	-364,544
2003	83,804	-351,299
2004	87,578	-344,157
2005	90,940	-337,857
2006	94,991	-300,787
2007	98,895	-282,659
2008	102,432	-229,086
2009	105,273	-197,918
2010	108,121	-180,388
2011	111,165	-158,372
2012	113,489	-130,451
2013	115,558	-129,662
2014	118,792	-140,216
2015	122,092	-147,107
2016	125,342	-135,710
2017	128,562	-158,390
2018	131,584	-227,491
2019	134,460	-236,296
2020	134,899	-307,533
2021	137,557	-449,941
2022	142,451	-349,284
2023	145,164	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Ukraine
1985	998	53
1986	961	50
1987	914	46
1988	887	44
1989	883	42
1990	858	40
1991	845	40
1992	811	40
1993	813	42
1994	809	45
1995	815	46
1996	813	45
1997	752	41
1998	698	37
1999	669	34
2000	644	32
2001	616	30
2002	590	28
2003	571	28
2004	557	27
2005	536	27
2006	521	27
2007	516	27
2008	506	26
2009	500	24
2010	499	21
2011	494	20
2012	496	20
2013	496	20
2014	484	19
2015	469	17
2016	456	17
2017	450	16
2018	437	16
2019	424	16
2020	413	18
2021	425	26
2022	385	16
2023	381	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 0.81% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
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%	3.23%
1972	18.9%	3.13%
1973	19%	3.04%
1974	19%	2.96%
1975	18.9%	2.89%
1976	18.6%	2.84%
1977	18.2%	2.78%
1978	17.6%	2.74%
1979	17.1%	2.69%
1980	16.6%	2.62%
1981	16.1%	2.55%
1982	15.6%	2.47%
1983	15.1%	2.39%
1984	14.5%	2.29%
1985	13.8%	2.21%
1986	13.2%	2.13%
1987	12.6%	2.05%
1988	12.1%	1.99%
1989	11.8%	1.95%
1990	11.5%	1.92%
1991	11.4%	1.92%
1992	11.3%	1.94%
1993	11.2%	1.97%
1994	11.2%	2%
1995	11.1%	2.02%
1996	11%	2.03%
1997	10.8%	2.01%
1998	10.6%	1.97%
1999	10.2%	1.9%
2000	9.82%	1.83%
2001	9.35%	1.75%
2002	8.81%	1.66%
2003	8.25%	1.58%
2004	7.7%	1.51%
2005	7.18%	1.45%
2006	6.73%	1.4%
2007	6.35%	1.34%
2008	6.04%	1.29%
2009	5.79%	1.23%
2010	5.61%	1.17%
2011	5.45%	1.12%
2012	5.31%	1.07%
2013	5.17%	1.02%
2014	5.04%	0.98%
2015	4.89%	0.94%
2016	4.74%	0.91%
2017	4.59%	0.89%
2018	4.45%	0.87%
2019	4.3%	0.85%
2020	4.17%	0.84%
2021	4.03%	0.82%
2022	3.91%	0.85%
2023	3.78%	0.81%