Guinea vs Mauritania: Birth rate, crude

Guinea
33.33 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania
34.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guinea rank
16th
Mauritania rank
13th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Guinea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 34.03 per 1,000 people against 33.33 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 45.53 per 1,000 people 47.24 per 1,000 people 1.71 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1970s 45.63 per 1,000 people 46 per 1,000 people 0.3711 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1980s 45.99 per 1,000 people 43 per 1,000 people 2.99 per 1,000 people Guinea
1990s 44.5 per 1,000 people 40.51 per 1,000 people 3.99 per 1,000 people Guinea
2000s 40.52 per 1,000 people 38.43 per 1,000 people 2.09 per 1,000 people Guinea
2010s 37.83 per 1,000 people 37.83 per 1,000 people 0.0036 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2020s 34.41 per 1,000 people 34.87 per 1,000 people 0.4638 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Guinea or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 34.03 per 1,000 people against 33.33 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Guinea and Mauritania?
0.7 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Guinea ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 218 countries.
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.