Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 89.64 per 1,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania, 2002–2019
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
In 2019, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania stood at 89.64 per 1,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania peaked at 126 per 1,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 76.95 per 1,000 population, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.85 per 1,000 population | 95.11 per 1,000 population | 126 per 1,000 population | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.41 per 1,000 population | 76.95 per 1,000 population | 107.09 per 1,000 population | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 20 Honduras 97.05 per 1,000 population compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 95.99 per 1,000 population compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 92.94 per 1,000 population compare
- 24 Laos 89 per 1,000 population compare
- 25 Eswatini 87.05 per 1,000 population compare
- 26 Sudan 86.82 per 1,000 population compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 86.82 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Mauritania
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 16.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 155,193 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.45 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Mauritania was 89.64 per 1,000 population in 2019, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 126 per 1,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.95 per 1,000 population in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)