1. FertilityMauritania

   Mauritania: fertility has been falling since 2012, from 5.35 to 4.70 children per woman

   Before 2012 it barely changed; since then it has fallen by about 0.06 a year. Latest data: 2023.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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• Mauritania: the IMF counts 686k fewer people than the UN
• China: lower fertility than Japan
• Turkey: lower fertility than France
• Mali: more babies born than in Japan
• Afghanistan: more babies born than in Russia

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