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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.