Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1991

Mauritania
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.16
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.16 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 82,994 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
82,994
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,009,738
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
10-1418.51.5%2,374
15-19113.89.3%12,425
20-24218.217.8%19,985
25-29257.120.9%18,694
30-34252.020.5%14,143
35-39203.516.6%8,913
40-44123.710.1%4,906
45-4940.03.3%1,473
50-542.70.2%81