Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1993

Mauritania
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.09 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 90,598 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
90,598
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
2,174,328
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
10-1415.81.3%2,152
15-19106.48.7%12,529
20-24214.817.6%21,726
25-29258.921.2%21,431
30-34250.420.5%16,024
35-39203.016.7%9,993
40-44126.010.3%5,038
45-4941.03.4%1,617
50-542.70.2%88