Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1969

Mauritania
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.64 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 50,656 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
50,656
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,066,754
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
10-1415.51.2%932
15-19121.49.1%5,928
20-24253.819.1%12,258
25-29283.221.3%11,766
30-34268.320.2%9,306
35-39215.016.2%6,354
40-44134.310.1%3,338
45-4935.62.7%738
50-542.20.2%38