Mauritania: Fertility rate

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 Mauritania

Fertility rate, births per woman

 Latest value 4.34
 Year 2022
 Measure births per woman
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 5.84
 Min - Max 4.34 - 6.70
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 4.34 births per woman, a decline from 4.4 births per woman in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 2.51 births per woman, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1960 to 2022 is 5.84 births per woman. The minimum value, 4.34 births per woman, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 6.7 births per woman was recorded in 1972. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Mauritania - Fertility rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
Mauritania - Fertility rate - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: 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.

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