Which has higher number of births, Liberia or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 172,885 births against 170,065 births in Liberia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Liberia and Mauritania?

2,820 births, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Mauritania: Number of births

Liberia

170,065 births

in 2023

Mauritania

172,885 births

in 2023

Liberia rank

91st

Mauritania rank

89th

Number of births over time

Liberia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 172,885 births against 170,065 births in Liberia, a difference of 2,820 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 89th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46,575 births	32,222 births	14,353 births	Liberia
1960s	62,556 births	44,332 births	18,224 births	Liberia
1970s	79,776 births	57,963 births	21,813 births	Liberia
1980s	104,731 births	72,220 births	32,512 births	Liberia
1990s	102,824 births	91,268 births	11,556 births	Liberia
2000s	137,523 births	112,355 births	25,168 births	Liberia
2010s	160,615 births	147,847 births	12,768 births	Liberia
2020s	166,959 births	168,624 births	1,665 births	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Liberia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 172,885 births against 170,065 births in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Liberia and Mauritania?: 2,820 births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for number of births?: Liberia ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.