Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1992

Mauritania
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.13
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.13 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 85,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
85,012
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
2,088,135
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
10-1417.11.4%2,264
15-19106.48.7%11,968
20-24217.317.8%20,556
25-29258.121.1%19,609
30-34252.420.6%14,807
35-39204.016.7%9,290
40-44124.710.2%4,880
45-4941.03.3%1,554
50-542.80.2%85