Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1989

Mauritania
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.20
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.20 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 79,515 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
79,515
Births per 1,000 people
41.8
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
1,903,048
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
10-1419.11.5%2,319
15-19117.39.5%12,198
20-24219.117.7%19,000
25-29260.521.0%17,700
30-34254.120.5%13,326
35-39204.816.5%8,513
40-44121.89.8%5,008
45-4939.23.2%1,377
50-542.60.2%76