Demographics · Western Africa

Mauritania Birth Rate

33.2as of 2026Estimate · year in progress-1.4% vs 2025

Live births per 1,000 people per year. Source: UN World Population Prospects. Retrieved 7 Mar 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · UN

History

most recent 12 periods · UN
PeriodBirth Rate
202633.2
202533.7
202434
202334.4
202234.8
202135.3
202035.7
201936.2
201836.6
201737
201637.4
201537.8

Birth Rate across Africa

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CountryBirth RatePeriod
Nigeria31.82026
Kenya26.62026
South Africa17.82026
Egypt20.52026
Ghana25.32026
Ethiopia30.32026

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