Burundi vs Mauritania: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Mauritania
2.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
17th
Mauritania rank
14th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.