Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1952

Mauritania
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.82 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 29,801 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
29,801
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
684,804
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1411.31.0%489
15-19113.19.7%4,217
20-24215.818.5%6,933
25-29240.120.6%6,562
30-34242.120.8%5,593
35-39182.715.7%3,550
40-44118.610.2%1,910
45-4939.63.4%516
50-542.70.2%28