Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Afghanistan
4.76 births per woman
in 2024
Mauritania
4.62 births per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.76 births per woman against 4.62 births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.9132 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 0.8071 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 0.4919 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.173 births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 4.76 births per woman against 4.62 births per woman in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.14 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.