Which has higher births, by age of mother, Kenya or Mauritania?

Kenya, at 160 births against 153 births in Mauritania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Mauritania: Births, by age of mother

Kenya

160 births

in 2023

Mauritania

153 births

in 2023

Kenya rank

34th

Mauritania rank

37th

Births, by age of mother over time

Kenya
Mauritania

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 160 births against 153 births in Mauritania, a difference of 7 births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	176.6 births	29.5 births	147.1 births	Kenya
1960s	252 births	35.8 births	216.2 births	Kenya
1970s	385.1 births	42.2 births	342.9 births	Kenya
1980s	506.6 births	63.4 births	443.2 births	Kenya
1990s	290.7 births	95.2 births	195.5 births	Kenya
2000s	228.3 births	89.1 births	139.2 births	Kenya
2010s	291.3 births	124.2 births	167.1 births	Kenya
2020s	180.5 births	148.75 births	31.75 births	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Kenya or Mauritania?: Kenya, at 160 births against 153 births in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Kenya and Mauritania?: 7 births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Kenya ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.