Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1974

Mauritania
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.73
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.73 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 57,174 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
57,174
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,240,188
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
10-1417.61.3%1,311
15-19128.59.6%7,598
20-24249.118.5%11,845
25-29291.021.6%13,610
30-34271.420.2%10,890
35-39221.716.5%7,406
40-44129.09.6%3,659
45-4934.42.6%817
50-542.10.2%41