Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1964

Mauritania
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.37 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 43,480 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
43,480
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
918,955
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
10-1414.21.1%706
15-19121.19.5%6,005
20-24241.718.9%10,365
25-29268.321.0%9,640
30-34261.020.5%8,020
35-39202.715.9%5,265
40-44126.79.9%2,756
45-4937.62.9%684
50-542.40.2%36