Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1972

Mauritania
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.71
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.71 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 54,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
54,495
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,168,355
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
10-1417.01.3%1,159
15-19126.09.4%6,868
20-24251.618.7%11,837
25-29288.021.5%13,047
30-34269.720.1%10,189
35-39219.916.4%7,001
40-44132.89.9%3,575
45-4934.82.6%782
50-542.10.2%40