Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1973

Mauritania
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.72 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 55,827 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
55,827
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,203,838
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
10-1417.41.3%1,235
15-19130.19.7%7,381
20-24248.918.5%11,676
25-29288.521.5%13,378
30-34269.220.0%10,470
35-39220.816.4%7,206
40-44131.99.8%3,646
45-4934.52.6%797
50-542.10.2%40