Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1978

Mauritania
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.73
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.73 children per woman in 1978 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 62,905 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
62,905
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,392,713
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
10-1420.11.5%1,756
15-19137.010.2%9,587
20-24240.317.9%13,222
25-29288.121.4%13,004
30-34266.519.8%11,889
35-39227.516.9%8,503
40-44127.19.5%3,976
45-4934.92.6%920
50-542.10.2%46