Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Fertility rate, total
Afghanistan
4.84 births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania
4.7 births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14 births per woman.
Across all 54 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 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.99 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 0.1822 births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 4.84 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.14 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release