Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1958

Mauritania
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.05 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 35,667 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
35,667
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
783,996
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
10-1412.71.0%640
15-19119.39.9%5,138
20-24224.318.5%8,210
25-29250.020.7%7,839
30-34250.420.7%6,654
35-39190.515.7%4,264
40-44121.610.0%2,282
45-4939.03.2%606
50-542.60.2%32