Arab World vs Mauritania: Birth rate, crude

Arab World
23.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania
34.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
15th
Mauritania rank
13th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Arab World
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 34.03 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World, a difference of 10.87 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 47.01 per 1,000 people 47.24 per 1,000 people 0.2325 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1970s 43.81 per 1,000 people 46 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1980s 39.78 per 1,000 people 43 per 1,000 people 3.22 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1990s 32.62 per 1,000 people 40.51 per 1,000 people 7.89 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2000s 28.61 per 1,000 people 38.43 per 1,000 people 9.82 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2010s 27.16 per 1,000 people 37.83 per 1,000 people 10.68 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2020s 23.69 per 1,000 people 34.87 per 1,000 people 11.19 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Arab World or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 34.03 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Arab World and Mauritania?
10.87 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Mauritania rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Arab World ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.