Fertility in Mauritania, 1955

Mauritania
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.92 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 32,481 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
32,481
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
730,724
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
10-1412.01.0%563
15-19115.19.7%4,578
20-24219.318.5%7,524
25-29244.220.6%7,148
30-34245.820.7%6,086
35-39186.315.7%3,887
40-44120.710.2%2,102
45-4939.53.3%565
50-542.60.2%31