Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1968

Mauritania
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.60
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.60 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 49,287 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
49,287
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,034,739
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
10-1415.01.1%868
15-19122.59.3%5,905
20-24251.619.0%12,033
25-29280.921.3%11,306
30-34267.520.2%9,061
35-39213.016.1%6,135
40-44133.010.1%3,218
45-4936.02.7%727
50-542.20.2%37