Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1994

Mauritania
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.06 children per woman in 1994 — 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 30.5 years old. In total, 93,762 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
93,762
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
2,249,454
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
10-1414.21.2%1,996
15-19104.38.6%12,647
20-24213.617.6%22,385
25-29257.721.3%22,421
30-34249.920.6%16,915
35-39203.016.7%10,529
40-44125.610.4%5,123
45-4941.43.4%1,653
50-542.80.2%93