Mauritania vs Uganda: Birth rate

Mauritania
34.42 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
35.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
14th
Uganda rank
13th

Birth rate over time

  • Mauritania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 34.42 births per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.78 births per 1,000 people.

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

Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 44.33 births per 1,000 people 50.77 births per 1,000 people 6.44 births per 1,000 people Uganda
1960s 47.24 births per 1,000 people 48.11 births per 1,000 people 0.8685 births per 1,000 people Uganda
1970s 46 births per 1,000 people 48.72 births per 1,000 people 2.72 births per 1,000 people Uganda
1980s 43 births per 1,000 people 49.71 births per 1,000 people 6.71 births per 1,000 people Uganda
1990s 40.51 births per 1,000 people 50.03 births per 1,000 people 9.52 births per 1,000 people Uganda
2000s 38.43 births per 1,000 people 45.98 births per 1,000 people 7.55 births per 1,000 people Uganda
2010s 37.83 births per 1,000 people 39.69 births per 1,000 people 1.86 births per 1,000 people Uganda
2020s 35.09 births per 1,000 people 36.04 births per 1,000 people 0.9505 births per 1,000 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Mauritania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 34.42 births per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Mauritania and Uganda?
0.78 births per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for birth rate?
Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.