Mauritania vs Yemen: Fertility rate, total
Mauritania
4.7 births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.7 births per woman against 4.59 births per woman in Yemen, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.71 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.44 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 0.2313 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.22 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 0.583 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.81 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.2118 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Mauritania, at 4.7 births per woman against 4.59 births per woman in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th 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