Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1983

Mauritania
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.54 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 70,040 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
70,040
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,606,746
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
10-1422.71.7%2,336
15-19130.210.0%11,191
20-24237.418.2%16,057
25-29273.720.9%14,370
30-34259.819.9%11,155
35-39215.616.5%9,190
40-44129.09.9%4,599
45-4936.42.8%1,083
50-542.30.2%58