Fertility in Mauritania, 1970

Mauritania
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.68 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 52,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
52,004
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
1,099,806
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
10-1416.01.2%1,005
15-19122.99.2%6,199
20-24254.119.0%12,198
25-29285.421.4%12,221
30-34269.320.2%9,592
35-39217.016.2%6,576
40-44134.010.0%3,421
45-4935.32.6%753
50-542.20.2%38