Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1985

Mauritania
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.42 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 72,807 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
72,807
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,702,107
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
10-1421.51.7%2,327
15-19123.79.6%11,430
20-24232.118.1%17,097
25-29270.521.1%15,430
30-34259.820.2%11,617
35-39211.316.5%8,977
40-44123.69.6%4,678
45-4938.13.0%1,187
50-542.50.2%65