Mauritania Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Mauritania birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Mauritania in 2023 is 31.856 births per 1000 people, a 1.25% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Mauritania in 2022 was 32.259 births per 1000 people, a 1.23% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Mauritania in 2021 was 32.662 births per 1000 people, a 1.22% decline from 2020.
  • The birth rate for Mauritania in 2020 was 33.066 births per 1000 people, a 1.2% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Angola 38.911
Republic of Congo 38.846
Nigeria 36.026
Zambia 34.909
Cameroon 33.352
Mauritania 31.856
Sudan 30.721
Sao Tome and Principe 30.154
Solomon Islands 30.127
Timor-Leste 27.921
Vanuatu 27.788
Ghana 27.704
Kenya 27.357
Pakistan 26.042
Papua New Guinea 25.884
Kiribati 25.797
Lesotho 24.881
Eswatini 24.181
Egypt 23.635
Bolivia 20.613
Mongolia 20.543
Cambodia 20.400
Honduras 20.318
Micronesia 19.966
Philippines 19.579
Djibouti 19.465
Nicaragua 18.746
Uzbekistan 18.577
Cabo Verde 17.606
Morocco 17.238
El Salvador 17.152
India 16.949
Indonesia 16.817
Myanmar 16.798
Bangladesh 16.744
Bhutan 15.774
Tunisia 15.377
Vietnam 15.141
Sri Lanka 14.544
Georgia 12.191
Moldova 9.363
Ukraine 8.618
Mauritania - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2023 31.856 -1.250%
2022 32.259 -1.230%
2021 32.662 -1.220%
2020 33.066 -1.200%
2019 33.469 -1.190%
2018 33.872 -1.210%
2017 34.286 -1.200%
2016 34.701 -1.180%
2015 35.115 -1.170%
2014 35.530 -1.150%
2013 35.944 -0.510%
2012 36.130 -0.510%
2011 36.316 -0.510%
2010 36.503 -0.510%
2009 36.689 -0.500%
2008 36.875 -0.470%
2007 37.049 -0.470%
2006 37.223 -0.470%
2005 37.397 -0.460%
2004 37.571 -0.460%
2003 37.745 -0.420%
2002 37.903 -0.410%
2001 38.060 -0.410%
2000 38.218 -0.410%
1999 38.375 -0.410%
1998 38.533 -0.420%
1997 38.697 -0.420%
1996 38.861 -0.420%
1995 39.024 -0.420%
1994 39.188 -0.420%
1993 39.352 -0.910%
1992 39.715 -0.910%
1991 40.079 -0.900%
1990 40.442 -0.890%
1989 40.806 -0.880%
1988 41.169 -0.700%
1987 41.458 -0.690%
1986 41.746 -0.690%
1985 42.035 -0.680%
1984 42.323 -0.680%
1983 42.612 -0.730%
1982 42.924 -0.720%
1981 43.236 -0.720%
1980 43.548 -0.710%
1979 43.860 -0.710%
1978 44.172 -0.650%
1977 44.462 -0.650%
1976 44.753 -0.640%
1975 45.043 -0.640%
1974 45.334 -0.640%
1973 45.624 -0.580%
1972 45.889 -0.570%
1971 46.154 -0.570%
1970 46.418 -0.570%
1969 46.683 -0.560%
1968 46.948 -0.660%
1967 47.262 -0.660%
1966 47.575 -0.660%
1965 47.889 -0.650%
1964 48.202 -0.650%
1963 48.516 -0.490%
1962 48.756 -0.490%
1961 48.996 -0.490%
1960 49.236 -0.490%
1959 49.476 -0.480%
1958 49.716 0.510%
1957 49.463 0.520%
1956 49.209 0.520%
1955 48.956 0.520%
1954 48.702 0.520%
1953 48.449 0.520%
1952 48.196 0.530%
1951 47.942 0.530%
1950 47.689 0.000%