Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1971

Mauritania
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.70 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 53,271 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
53,271
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
1,133,702
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
10-1416.51.2%1,081
15-19124.69.3%6,527
20-24253.418.9%12,030
25-29286.921.4%12,639
30-34269.720.1%9,899
35-39218.616.3%6,790
40-44133.510.0%3,499
45-4935.12.6%767
50-542.10.2%39