Mauritania vs Mozambique: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Mauritania
4.45 children per women
in 2023
Mozambique
4.35 children per women
in 2023
Mauritania rank
10th
Mozambique rank
12th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.45 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 children per women | 3.58 children per women | 0.2622 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 4.63 children per women | 3.96 children per women | 0.6732 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 5.17 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 1.03 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 5.31 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 1.08 children per women | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.12 children per women | 4.5 children per women | 0.6191 children per women | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.88 children per women | 4.67 children per women | 0.2107 children per women | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.87 children per women | 4.72 children per women | 0.1463 children per women | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.54 children per women | 4.43 children per women | 0.1103 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, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 4.45 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.1 children per women, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Mauritania ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 12th 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).