Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1954

Mauritania
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.87 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 31,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
31,456
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
714,672
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
10-1411.71.0%535
15-19113.59.7%4,410
20-24217.418.5%7,300
25-29241.920.6%6,921
30-34244.020.8%5,903
35-39184.715.7%3,765
40-44120.310.2%2,043
45-4939.63.4%550
50-542.70.2%29