Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1956

Mauritania
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.96 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 33,496 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
33,496
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
747,606
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
10-1412.21.0%586
15-19116.39.7%4,753
20-24221.018.5%7,744
25-29246.020.6%7,369
30-34247.320.7%6,268
35-39187.715.7%4,010
40-44121.010.1%2,161
45-4939.33.3%578
50-542.60.2%31