Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1976

Mauritania
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.73 children per woman in 1976 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 59,975 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
59,975
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,315,336
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
10-1418.11.3%1,465
15-19136.210.1%8,762
20-24244.218.2%12,446
25-29289.321.5%13,274
30-34269.320.0%11,447
35-39224.016.7%7,917
40-44126.29.4%3,762
45-4934.42.6%861
50-542.10.2%43