Fertility in Mauritania, 1959

Mauritania
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.09 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 36,814 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
36,814
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
803,606
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
10-1413.21.1%671
15-19121.09.9%5,366
20-24225.918.5%8,444
25-29251.920.7%8,081
30-34251.820.7%6,856
35-39191.915.7%4,399
40-44121.910.0%2,344
45-4938.83.2%619
50-542.50.2%33