Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1962

Mauritania
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.24 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 40,677 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
40,677
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
869,184
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
10-1414.81.2%728
15-19121.49.7%5,836
20-24235.618.8%9,533
25-29261.620.9%8,982
30-34256.720.5%7,510
35-39197.115.8%4,864
40-44122.19.8%2,527
45-4938.33.1%661
50-542.50.2%35