Fertility & birth rates in Mauritania and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Mauritania vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mauritania vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	6.15	6.78
1961	6.2	6.73
1962	6.24	6.67
1963	6.31	6.62
1964	6.37	6.57
1965	6.44	6.52
1966	6.52	6.51
1967	6.57	6.51
1968	6.6	6.46
1969	6.64	6.41
1970	6.68	6.35
1971	6.7	6.29
1972	6.71	6.23
1973	6.72	6.15
1974	6.73	6.06
1975	6.71	5.98
1976	6.73	5.89
1977	6.74	5.81
1978	6.73	5.77
1979	6.7	5.73
1980	6.67	5.69
1981	6.64	5.65
1982	6.59	5.6
1983	6.54	5.55
1984	6.48	5.49
1985	6.42	5.43
1986	6.34	5.38
1987	6.27	5.33
1988	6.21	5.27
1989	6.2	5.21
1990	6.18	5.17
1991	6.16	5.13
1992	6.13	5.09
1993	6.09	5.02
1994	6.06	4.94
1995	5.96	4.85
1996	5.86	4.75
1997	5.74	4.66
1998	5.62	4.6
1999	5.52	4.56
2000	5.46	4.54
2001	5.41	4.5
2002	5.37	4.38
2003	5.36	4.29
2004	5.37	4.21
2005	5.38	4.13
2006	5.4	4.1
2007	5.43	4.12
2008	5.44	4.16
2009	5.41	4.16
2010	5.38	4.13
2011	5.38	4.09
2012	5.35	4.06
2013	5.32	4.04
2014	5.26	4
2015	5.21	3.95
2016	5.16	3.92
2017	5.11	3.88
2018	5.04	3.83
2019	4.98	3.79
2020	4.91	3.74
2021	4.85	3.7
2022	4.77	3.65
2023	4.7	3.6
2024	4.63	3.57
2025	4.56	3.53
2026	4.48	3.5
2027	4.42	3.46
2028	4.36	3.42
2029	4.29	3.39
2030	4.24	3.35
2031	4.18	3.32
2032	4.11	3.28
2033	4.02	3.25
2034	3.97	3.21
2035	3.9	3.18
2036	3.83	3.15
2037	3.78	3.13
2038	3.71	3.1
2039	3.66	3.08
2040	3.6	3.05
2041	3.55	3.03
2042	3.5	3
2043	3.45	2.97
2044	3.39	2.94
2045	3.35	2.92
2046	3.3	2.9
2047	3.26	2.88
2048	3.21	2.85
2049	3.17	2.83
2050	3.14	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritania	Vanuatu
1960	41.8%	44.6%
1961	41.8%	44.8%
1962	41.8%	45.1%
1963	41.8%	45.2%
1964	42%	45.4%
1965	42.4%	45.5%
1966	42.8%	45.7%
1967	43.2%	45.8%
1968	43.6%	45.8%
1969	44%	45.8%
1970	44.4%	45.7%
1971	44.7%	45.7%
1972	44.9%	45.6%
1973	45.2%	45.5%
1974	45.4%	45.5%
1975	45.5%	45.4%
1976	45.6%	45.2%
1977	45.7%	45.1%
1978	45.8%	45%
1979	45.9%	44.5%
1980	45.9%	44%
1981	45.9%	43.9%
1982	45.8%	44%
1983	45.8%	44%
1984	45.7%	44.1%
1985	45.6%	44.2%
1986	45.5%	44.2%
1987	45.4%	44.1%
1988	45.3%	44.1%
1989	45.4%	44%
1990	45.4%	43.9%
1991	45.3%	43.9%
1992	44.9%	44.1%
1993	44.4%	44.8%
1994	44.3%	45.2%
1995	44.4%	45%
1996	44.6%	44.8%
1997	44.7%	44.4%
1998	44.6%	44%
1999	44.4%	43.5%
2000	44.2%	42.9%
2001	44.1%	42.4%
2002	44.2%	41.8%
2003	44.2%	41.3%
2004	44.2%	40.7%
2005	44.2%	40.2%
2006	44.2%	39.6%
2007	44.3%	39.2%
2008	44.1%	38.8%
2009	43.9%	38.5%
2010	43.9%	38.2%
2011	43.9%	38.1%
2012	44.1%	38.2%
2013	44.2%	38.2%
2014	44.2%	38.4%
2015	44.3%	38.5%
2016	44.2%	38.7%
2017	44.2%	38.8%
2018	44.1%	38.9%
2019	44%	39%
2020	43.8%	39%
2021	43.6%	39%
2022	43.4%	38.8%
2023	43%	38.6%
2024	42.7%	38.3%
2025	42.4%	38%
2026	42%	37.6%
2027	41.7%	37.1%
2028	41.3%	36.7%
2029	41%	36.2%
2030	40.7%	35.8%
2031	40.4%	35.3%
2032	40%	34.9%
2033	39.7%	34.5%
2034	39.3%	34.1%
2035	39%	33.7%
2036	38.6%	33.4%
2037	38.3%	33.2%
2038	37.9%	32.9%
2039	37.6%	32.7%
2040	37.3%	32.5%
2041	36.9%	32.3%
2042	36.6%	32.2%
2043	36.2%	32%
2044	35.9%	31.8%
2045	35.5%	31.6%
2046	35.2%	31.5%
2047	34.8%	31.3%
2048	34.5%	31.1%
2049	34.1%	30.9%
2050	33.8%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.7% of the population in Mauritania and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritania and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Mauritania vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Mauritania and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	21,604	1,796
1961	22,781	1,872
1962	23,927	1,947
1963	25,250	2,025
1964	26,565	2,098
1965	28,028	2,180
1966	29,502	2,278
1967	30,853	2,384
1968	32,029	2,470
1969	33,252	2,529
1970	34,382	2,597
1971	35,279	2,685
1972	36,184	2,775
1973	37,122	2,876
1974	38,106	2,968
1975	38,975	3,074
1976	40,149	3,174
1977	41,352	3,285
1978	42,539	3,428
1979	43,537	3,590
1980	45,026	3,383
1981	46,641	3,592
1982	47,947	3,778
1983	49,187	3,944
1984	50,705	4,088
1985	52,125	4,219
1986	53,313	4,360
1987	55,037	4,427
1988	56,654	4,577
1989	58,666	4,656
1990	59,934	4,762
1991	61,782	4,859
1992	63,501	4,941
1993	68,167	4,973
1994	70,570	4,973
1995	72,244	4,945
1996	71,939	4,897
1997	71,327	4,854
1998	72,045	4,866
1999	73,554	4,871
2000	75,929	5,026
2001	78,769	5,144
2002	80,993	5,181
2003	83,804	5,258
2004	87,578	5,353
2005	90,940	5,454
2006	94,991	5,606
2007	98,895	5,842
2008	102,432	6,138
2009	105,273	6,362
2010	108,121	6,548
2011	111,165	6,715
2012	113,489	6,877
2013	115,558	7,036
2014	118,792	7,143
2015	122,092	7,220
2016	125,342	7,315
2017	128,562	7,371
2018	131,584	7,379
2019	134,460	7,364
2020	134,899	7,233
2021	137,557	7,199
2022	142,451	7,358
2023	145,164	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritania vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritania	Vanuatu
1985	998	211
1986	961	194
1987	914	200
1988	887	172
1989	883	162
1990	858	151
1991	845	140
1992	811	140
1993	813	133
1994	809	131
1995	815	131
1996	813	129
1997	752	131
1998	698	134
1999	669	146
2000	644	133
2001	616	132
2002	590	128
2003	571	131
2004	557	131
2005	536	127
2006	521	123
2007	516	120
2008	506	117
2009	500	114
2010	499	114
2011	494	112
2012	496	109
2013	496	110
2014	484	110
2015	469	109
2016	456	107
2017	450	107
2018	437	108
2019	424	105
2020	413	107
2021	425	124
2022	385	105
2023	381	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.78% in Mauritania and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	25.3%	15.2%
1961	24.7%	14.7%
1962	24%	14.3%
1963	23.4%	13.8%
1964	22.7%	13.4%
1965	22%	12.9%
1966	21.3%	12.4%
1967	20.6%	12%
1968	19.9%	11.5%
1969	19.4%	11%
1970	19%	10.6%
1971	18.9%	10.2%
1972	18.9%	9.73%
1973	19%	9.34%
1974	19%	8.95%
1975	18.9%	8.58%
1976	18.6%	8.21%
1977	18.2%	7.84%
1978	17.6%	7.45%
1979	17.1%	7.07%
1980	16.6%	6.67%
1981	16.1%	6.27%
1982	15.6%	5.87%
1983	15.1%	5.48%
1984	14.5%	5.12%
1985	13.8%	4.78%
1986	13.2%	4.47%
1987	12.6%	4.2%
1988	12.1%	3.96%
1989	11.8%	3.76%
1990	11.5%	3.58%
1991	11.4%	3.43%
1992	11.3%	3.29%
1993	11.2%	3.18%
1994	11.2%	3.08%
1995	11.1%	3%
1996	11%	2.92%
1997	10.8%	2.86%
1998	10.6%	2.79%
1999	10.2%	2.74%
2000	9.82%	2.68%
2001	9.35%	2.63%
2002	8.81%	2.58%
2003	8.25%	2.54%
2004	7.7%	2.5%
2005	7.18%	2.45%
2006	6.73%	2.4%
2007	6.35%	2.34%
2008	6.04%	2.27%
2009	5.79%	2.2%
2010	5.61%	2.12%
2011	5.45%	2.05%
2012	5.31%	1.99%
2013	5.17%	1.94%
2014	5.04%	1.9%
2015	4.89%	1.87%
2016	4.74%	1.84%
2017	4.59%	1.82%
2018	4.45%	1.8%
2019	4.3%	1.78%
2020	4.17%	1.77%
2021	4.03%	1.74%
2022	3.91%	1.71%
2023	3.78%	1.68%