Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1979

Mauritania
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.70 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 64,025 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
64,025
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
1,432,758
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
10-1421.11.6%1,913
15-19127.49.5%9,295
20-24240.818.0%13,781
25-29289.521.6%13,199
30-34267.420.0%12,001
35-39227.417.0%8,751
40-44127.79.5%4,084
45-4935.32.6%953
50-542.20.2%49