Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1953

Mauritania
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.85 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 30,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
30,606
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
699,390
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
10-1411.51.0%509
15-19113.29.7%4,311
20-24216.518.5%7,115
25-29240.920.6%6,738
30-34243.020.8%5,743
35-39183.615.7%3,656
40-44119.410.2%1,975
45-4939.63.4%532
50-542.60.2%28