Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1957

Mauritania
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.00 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 34,541 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
34,541
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
765,346
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
10-1412.41.0%611
15-19117.79.8%4,934
20-24222.518.5%7,969
25-29247.920.6%7,596
30-34248.720.7%6,454
35-39189.015.7%4,134
40-44121.210.1%2,221
45-4939.23.3%593
50-542.60.2%32