Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Birth rate, crude

Mauritania
34.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
23.44 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
14th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 34.03 per 1,000 people against 23.44 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.59 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 47.24 per 1,000 people 46.75 per 1,000 people 0.4925 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1970s 46 per 1,000 people 43.64 per 1,000 people 2.36 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1980s 43 per 1,000 people 41.4 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people Mauritania
1990s 40.51 per 1,000 people 33.41 per 1,000 people 7.11 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2000s 38.43 per 1,000 people 28.85 per 1,000 people 9.58 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2010s 37.83 per 1,000 people 27.56 per 1,000 people 10.27 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2020s 34.87 per 1,000 people 24.03 per 1,000 people 10.85 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mauritania, at 34.03 per 1,000 people against 23.44 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
10.59 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Mauritania ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th 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.