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Mauritania: Fertility rate (births per woman), 1990–2024
Value in 20244.62
Change since 2014-12.1%5.26 (2014)
World rank11 / 2172024
Rank in region10 / 48Sub-Saharan Africa
World2.19World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2024 ranking
5.05
4.79
4.76
4.69
4.62
4.54
4.50
4.48
4.38
Values and rank by year
| Year | Fertility rate (births per woman) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.62 | -1.5% | 11 / 217 |
| 2023 | 4.70 | -1.5% | 11 / 217 |
| 2022 | 4.77 | -1.6% | 11 / 217 |
| 2021 | 4.85 | -1.3% | 11 / 217 |
| 2020 | 4.91 | -1.4% | 11 / 217 |
| 2019 | 4.98 | -1.2% | 11 / 217 |
| 2018 | 5.04 | -1.2% | 11 / 217 |
| 2017 | 5.11 | -1.0% | 14 / 217 |
| 2016 | 5.16 | -1.0% | 14 / 217 |
| 2015 | 5.21 | -1.0% | 15 / 217 |
| 2014 | 5.26 | -1.1% | 15 / 217 |
| 2013 | 5.32 | -0.7% | 16 / 217 |
| 2012 | 5.35 | -0.5% | 16 / 217 |
| 2011 | 5.38 | -0.1% | 16 / 217 |
| 2010 | 5.38 | -0.4% | 17 / 217 |
| 2009 | 5.41 | -0.6% | 22 / 217 |
| 2008 | 5.44 | +0.2% | 22 / 217 |
| 2007 | 5.43 | +0.4% | 24 / 217 |
| 2006 | 5.40 | +0.5% | 29 / 217 |
| 2005 | 5.38 | +0.0% | 32 / 217 |
| 2004 | 5.37 | +0.2% | 32 / 217 |
| 2003 | 5.36 | -0.2% | 32 / 217 |
| 2002 | 5.37 | -0.6% | 33 / 217 |
| 2001 | 5.41 | -0.9% | 33 / 217 |
| 2000 | 5.46 | -1.2% | 35 / 217 |
| 1999 | 5.52 | -1.8% | 35 / 217 |
| 1998 | 5.62 | -2.1% | 35 / 217 |
| 1997 | 5.74 | -2.0% | 33 / 217 |
| 1996 | 5.86 | -1.7% | 31 / 217 |
| 1995 | 5.96 | -1.6% | 29 / 217 |
| 1994 | 6.06 | -0.6% | 26 / 217 |
| 1993 | 6.09 | -0.5% | 28 / 217 |
| 1992 | 6.13 | -0.5% | 31 / 217 |
| 1991 | 6.16 | -0.3% | 33 / 217 |
| 1990 | 6.18 | – | 34 / 217 |
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