Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1988

Mauritania
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.21
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.21 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 77,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
77,182
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
1,855,859
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
10-1418.91.5%2,232
15-19117.19.4%11,852
20-24221.717.9%18,510
25-29261.821.1%17,020
30-34254.520.5%12,797
35-39205.116.5%8,426
40-44120.89.7%4,933
45-4939.43.2%1,341
50-542.60.2%74