Mauritania - Birth Rate 1996
40.7
−0.8 from 1995
Mauritania's birth rate was 40.7 in 1996, decreased +0.8 from 41.5 in 1995. This was the 184th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1996▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Latvia | 8.1 | -6.9% |
| 2nd | Bulgaria | 8.6 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Czechia | 8.8 | -5.4% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 5th | Spain | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Ukraine | 9.2 | -4.6% |
| 7th | Italy | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| 8th | Belarus | 9.4 | -5.1% |
| 9th | Estonia | 9.4 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Slovenia | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 11th | Greece | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 12th | Germany | 9.7 | 3.2% |
| 13th | Japan | 9.7 | 1.0% |
| 14th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 9.9 | -11.6% |
| 15th | Hungary | 10.2 | -5.6% |
| 16th | Romania | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 17th | European Union | 10.5 | 0.0% |
| 18th | San Marino | 10.8 | 3.2% |
| 19th | Lithuania | 10.8 | -5.3% |
| 20th | Serbia | 10.8 | -4.4% |
| 21st | Sweden | 10.8 | -7.7% |
| 22nd | Portugal | 11.0 | 2.8% |
| 23rd | Poland | 11.1 | -0.9% |
| 24th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.2 | 4.8% |
| 25th | Austria | 11.2 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Slovak Republic | 11.2 | -2.6% |
| 27th | Monaco | 11.3 | 1.5% |
| 28th | Belgium | 11.5 | 0.9% |
| 29th | Switzerland | 11.7 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Finland | 11.8 | -4.1% |
| 31st | Croatia | 11.8 | 8.3% |
| 32nd | Netherlands | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 33rd | Channel Islands | 12.3 | 1.7% |
| 34th | Canada | 12.4 | -3.9% |
| 35th | United Kingdom | 12.6 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Andorra | 12.7 | -0.8% |
| 37th | France | 12.8 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Bermuda | 12.9 | -1.9% |
| 39th | Denmark | 12.9 | -3.0% |
| 40th | Moldova | 12.9 | -6.3% |
| 41st | Cuba | 13.0 | -3.8% |
| 42nd | Isle of Man | 13.1 | -0.6% |
| 43rd | Liechtenstein | 13.1 | -5.1% |
| 44th | Macao SAR, China | 13.2 | -8.3% |
| 45th | Malta | 13.3 | 9.0% |
| 46th | Georgia | 13.7 | -3.0% |
| 47th | Luxembourg | 13.7 | 3.0% |
| 48th | Australia | 13.9 | -2.1% |
| 49th | Ireland | 13.9 | 3.0% |
| 50th | Norway | 13.9 | 0.7% |
| 51st | Barbados | 14.0 | -3.4% |
| 52nd | United States | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 53rd | Armenia | 14.5 | -2.1% |
| 54th | Cyprus | 14.9 | -4.5% |
| 55th | Korea | 15.0 | -4.5% |
| 56th | Montenegro | 15.0 | -2.6% |
| 57th | Singapore | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 58th | New Zealand | 15.3 | -2.2% |
| 59th | Gibraltar | 15.6 | -4.1% |
| 60th | Faroe Islands | 15.6 | 5.4% |
| 61st | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.1 | -3.9% |
| 62nd | North Macedonia | 16.1 | -3.7% |
| 63rd | Iceland | 16.1 | 0.6% |
| 64th | British Virgin Islands | 16.5 | 4.0% |
| 65th | Azerbaijan | 16.6 | -12.2% |
| 66th | Cayman Islands | 16.7 | -0.3% |
| 67th | Puerto Rico (US) | 16.9 | -0.6% |
| 68th | China | 17.0 | -0.8% |
| 69th | Thailand | 17.3 | -2.4% |
| 70th | Uruguay | 17.3 | -1.6% |
| 71st | United Arab Emirates | 17.3 | -7.5% |
| 72nd | Kazakhstan | 17.4 | -7.2% |
| 73rd | Aruba | 17.5 | -1.6% |
| 74th | Virgin Islands (US) | 17.6 | -5.9% |
| 75th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.7 | -9.2% |
| 76th | Mauritius | 18.3 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 18.6 | -3.1% |
| 78th | Chile | 18.8 | -3.7% |
| 79th | Greenland | 18.8 | -4.6% |
| 80th | Sri Lanka | 19.0 | -3.0% |
| 81st | Qatar | 19.1 | -3.9% |
| 82nd | Palau | 19.3 | -7.1% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 19.3 | -2.1% |
| 84th | Tunisia | 19.8 | -6.1% |
| 85th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.0 | -1.6% |
| 86th | Argentina | 20.4 | -2.5% |
| 87th | Dominica | 20.4 | -6.9% |
| 88th | Bahamas, The | 20.4 | -3.3% |
| 89th | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.6 | 5.1% |
| 90th | Viet Nam | 21.0 | -7.5% |
| 91st | Seychelles | 21.1 | 0.5% |
| 92nd | Israel | 21.3 | 0.9% |
| 93rd | Bahrain | 21.3 | -4.2% |
| 94th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.5 | -0.8% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.6 | -3.6% |
| 96th | Kosovo | 21.7 | 1.5% |
| 97th | Libya | 21.8 | -1.8% |
| 98th | Brazil | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 99th | Grenada | 22.1 | -1.6% |
| 100th | Albania | 22.1 | -4.8% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 22.2 | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Algeria | 22.4 | -9.0% |
| 103rd | Brunei Darussalam | 22.4 | -4.3% |
| 104th | Lebanon | 22.4 | -1.3% |
| 105th | New Caledonia | 22.4 | 0.6% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 22.6 | -3.0% |
| 107th | Kyrgyz Republic | 23.2 | -9.4% |
| 108th | Mongolia | 23.3 | -2.9% |
| 109th | St. Lucia | 23.5 | -10.3% |
| 110th | Türkiye | 23.7 | -1.5% |
| 111th | Indonesia | 23.9 | -0.6% |
| 112th | Jamaica | 24.0 | -3.1% |
| 113th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24.2 | -0.8% |
| 114th | Colombia | 24.3 | -3.2% |
| 115th | Panama | 24.6 | -1.0% |
| 116th | Guam | 24.7 | -1.1% |
| 117th | Myanmar | 24.7 | -1.7% |
| 118th | South Africa | 24.9 | -2.9% |
| 119th | Kuwait | 25.0 | -1.3% |
| 120th | Morocco | 25.5 | -0.9% |
| 121st | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.5 | -16.6% |
| 122nd | Suriname | 25.9 | -0.8% |
| 123rd | Malaysia | 26.1 | -0.9% |
| 124th | St. Martin (French part) | 26.3 | -1.3% |
| 125th | Peru | 26.4 | -3.0% |
| 126th | Mexico | 26.4 | -2.4% |
| 127th | Fiji | 26.5 | -1.1% |
| 128th | Turkmenistan | 26.6 | -6.0% |
| 129th | Oman | 27.0 | -3.3% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 27.3 | -2.2% |
| 131st | Maldives | 27.4 | -9.0% |
| 132nd | Uzbekistan | 27.5 | -5.1% |
| 133rd | Ecuador | 27.7 | -0.8% |
| 134th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 28.2 | -1.3% |
| 135th | Botswana | 28.6 | -4.3% |
| 136th | Guyana | 29.2 | -1.2% |
| 137th | India | 29.2 | -1.9% |
| 138th | Nauru | 29.4 | -1.4% |
| 139th | Tuvalu | 29.8 | -3.3% |
| 140th | Bangladesh | 30.0 | -1.1% |
| 141st | El Salvador | 30.3 | -1.6% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 30.3 | -2.3% |
| 143rd | Lesotho | 30.4 | -0.5% |
| 144th | Tonga | 30.6 | -2.7% |
| 145th | Belize | 30.7 | -2.5% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | 31.0 | -2.9% |
| 147th | American Samoa | 31.2 | -5.7% |
| 148th | Saudi Arabia | 31.2 | -3.4% |
| 149th | Bhutan | 31.3 | -6.1% |
| 150th | Philippines | 31.4 | -2.2% |
| 151st | Tajikistan | 31.9 | -15.3% |
| 152nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 32.3 | -1.5% |
| 153rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.3 | 0.0% |
| 154th | Zimbabwe | 32.4 | 2.3% |
| 155th | Cabo Verde | 32.5 | -5.0% |
| 156th | Namibia | 32.9 | -4.4% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 33.1 | -2.5% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.3 | -2.2% |
| 159th | Jordan | 34.0 | -2.9% |
| 160th | Gabon | 34.1 | -1.7% |
| 161st | Haiti | 34.1 | -1.7% |
| 162nd | Samoa | 34.2 | 0.2% |
| 163rd | Vanuatu | 34.3 | -2.9% |
| 164th | Kiribati | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| 165th | Djibouti | 34.8 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Papua New Guinea | 34.9 | -0.2% |
| 167th | Nepal | 35.3 | -4.1% |
| 168th | Cambodia | 35.8 | -7.7% |
| 169th | Ghana | 35.8 | -2.4% |
| 170th | Honduras | 36.3 | -1.6% |
| 171st | Guatemala | 37.1 | -1.6% |
| 172nd | Rwanda | 37.2 | -5.8% |
| 173rd | Lao PDR | 37.2 | -3.2% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 37.3 | -1.0% |
| 175th | Iraq | 37.5 | -1.4% |
| 176th | Comoros | 38.1 | -1.9% |
| 177th | Congo, Republic of | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 178th | Marshall Islands | 38.5 | -0.1% |
| 179th | Togo | 38.6 | -1.0% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 38.9 | -1.8% |
| 181st | Senegal | 39.3 | -0.7% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 39.3 | -0.5% |
| 183rd | Kenya | 40.6 | -0.5% |
| 184th | Mauritania | 40.7 | -2.0% |
| 185th | Cameroon | 41.2 | -1.3% |
| 186th | Timor-Leste | 41.3 | -0.9% |
| 187th | Sudan | 42.2 | -0.8% |
| 188th | Tanzania | 42.3 | 1.1% |
| 189th | West Bank and Gaza | 43.1 | -0.8% |
| 190th | Yemen, Republic of | 43.2 | -5.9% |
| 191st | Eritrea | 43.3 | 9.6% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 43.3 | -1.3% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 43.7 | -1.0% |
| 194th | Benin | 43.7 | -1.4% |
| 195th | Nigeria | 43.9 | -0.5% |
| 196th | Guinea-Bissau | 43.9 | -0.9% |
| 197th | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.0 | -0.3% |
| 198th | Gambia, The | 44.1 | -2.2% |
| 199th | Guinea | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 200th | Mozambique | 44.4 | -0.2% |
| 201st | Madagascar | 44.6 | 0.2% |
| 202nd | Burundi | 44.8 | -0.5% |
| 203rd | Liberia | 45.0 | 1.7% |
| 204th | Mali | 45.8 | -0.1% |
| 205th | Burkina Faso | 46.1 | 0.1% |
| 206th | Malawi | 46.2 | -1.3% |
| 207th | Sierra Leone | 46.5 | -0.6% |
| 208th | Zambia | 46.6 | -0.4% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 47.0 | -0.4% |
| 210th | Angola | 48.0 | -0.8% |
| 211th | Uganda | 49.5 | -2.1% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 51.0 | 0.7% |
| 213th | Afghanistan | 52.5 | -0.4% |
| 214th | South Sudan | 52.6 | -0.1% |
| 215th | Chad | 53.0 | 2.7% |
| 216th | Niger | 54.1 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Mauritania's birth rate in 1996?▾
Mauritania's birth rate in 1996 was 40.7. This ranked 184th globally.
How did Mauritania's birth rate change in 1996?▾
Mauritania's birth rate decreased by 2.0% in 1996 compared to 1995.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1996?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1996 at 54.1.
What is the birth rate of Mauritania in 1996?▾
The birth rate of Mauritania in 1996 was 40.7. This ranked 184th globally.
How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Mauritania's birth rate?▾
Mauritania's birth rate went from 41.5 in 1995 to 40.7 in 1996, a 2.0% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Mauritania matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1996. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 2.8%. View full analysis →
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