Birth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Birth rate was 34.42 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Mauritania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Mauritania stood at 34.42 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Mauritania peaked at 47.8 births per 1,000 people in 1966 and was at its lowest, 34.42 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 43.04 births per 1,000 people | 45.81 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 46.25 births per 1,000 people | 47.8 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 46 births per 1,000 people | 44.69 births per 1,000 people | 47.28 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 43 births per 1,000 people | 41.59 births per 1,000 people | 44.52 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 38.12 births per 1,000 people | 41.68 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.43 births per 1,000 people | 37.85 births per 1,000 people | 39.07 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 36.21 births per 1,000 people | 38.94 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | 34.42 births per 1,000 people | 35.73 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- Population density 16.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 155,193 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Mauritania?
- Birth rate in Mauritania was 34.42 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8 births per 1,000 people in 1966.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.42 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for birth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.