Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1982

Mauritania
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.59
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.59 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 68,662 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.59
Births
68,662
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,561,176
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
10-1422.91.7%2,284
15-19133.410.1%11,021
20-24239.218.2%15,505
25-29277.621.1%14,014
30-34259.519.7%11,218
35-39218.916.6%9,130
40-44126.99.6%4,402
45-4935.72.7%1,038
50-542.30.2%55