Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Mauritania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.62 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.57 births per woman.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.5773 births per woman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 6.71 births per woman | 6.64 births per woman | 0.0753 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.44 births per woman | 6.12 births per woman | 0.3209 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 3.72 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.22 births per woman | 3.45 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.77 births per woman | 3.12 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 4.62 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 1.57 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.