Burundi vs Mauritania: Fertility rate: births per woman
Burundi
4.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania
4.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Burundi rank
8th
Mauritania rank
11th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.88 live births per woman against 4.7 live births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.18 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.6972 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 0.5245 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 0.899 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 5.22 live births per woman | 0.526 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.03 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 0.2215 live births per woman | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 4.88 live births per woman against 4.7 live births per woman in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.18 live births per woman, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.