Burundi vs Mauritania: Fertility rate, total
Burundi
4.88 births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania
4.7 births per woman
in 2023
Burundi rank
8th
Mauritania rank
11th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.88 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.18 births per woman.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.24 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 0.5245 births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 0.899 births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 0.526 births per woman | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.03 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 0.2215 births per woman | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 4.88 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.18 births per woman, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Burundi ranks 8th 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