Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 13.7% against 13.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Population ages 05-09, female

Burkina Faso

13.6%

in 2025

Mauritania

13.7%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

18th

Mauritania rank

16th

Population ages 05-09, female over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 13.7% against 13.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.8%	13.3%	0.4%	Mauritania
1970s	13.5%	14.6%	1.1%	Mauritania
1980s	14.3%	14.7%	0.5%	Mauritania
1990s	14.9%	14.5%	0.4%	Burkina Faso
2000s	14.4%	14.3%	0.1%	Burkina Faso
2010s	14.7%	14.3%	0.5%	Burkina Faso
2020s	14.3%	13.9%	0.3%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 13.7% against 13.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Unit: % of female population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.