Fertility rate, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Fertility rate, total was 4.7 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Mauritania, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Mauritania stood at 4.7 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Mauritania peaked at 6.74 births per woman in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4.7 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.71 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 births per woman | 6.2 births per woman | 6.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 5.52 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.36 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 births per woman | 4.98 births per woman | 5.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 births per woman | 4.7 births per woman | 4.91 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 8 Burundi 4.88 births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 births per woman compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.76 births per woman compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.61 births per woman compare
- 13 Yemen 4.59 births per woman compare
- 14 Benin 4.56 births per woman compare
More population data for Mauritania
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.62 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 155,193 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Mauritania?
- Fertility rate, total in Mauritania was 4.7 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 births per woman in 1977.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release