Burundi vs Mauritania: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Burundi
4.4 children per women
in 2023
Mauritania
4.45 children per women
in 2023
Burundi rank
11th
Mauritania rank
10th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.45 children per women against 4.4 children per women in Burundi, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.15 children per women | 3.84 children per women | 0.3168 children per women | Burundi |
| 1960s | 4.33 children per women | 4.63 children per women | 0.2989 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4.56 children per women | 5.17 children per women | 0.6092 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 5.05 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.26 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.32 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 0.1926 children per women | Burundi |
| 2000s | 5.43 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.5521 children per women | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.03 children per women | 4.87 children per women | 0.1583 children per women | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.52 children per women | 4.54 children per women | 0.0196 children per women | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.45 children per women against 4.4 children per women in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.05 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).