Mauritania vs Mozambique: Fertility rate, total
Mauritania
4.7 births per woman
in 2023
Mozambique
4.76 births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Mozambique rank
10th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.76 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.71 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.0589 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.44 births per woman | 6.43 births per woman | 0.01 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 6.08 births per woman | 0.1431 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.61 births per woman | 0.2078 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.22 births per woman | 5.32 births per woman | 0.0962 births per woman | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.81 births per woman | 4.87 births per woman | 0.06 births per woman | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.76 births per woman against 4.7 births per woman in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 10th 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