Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1995

Mauritania
1995
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.96 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 96,036 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
96,036
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
2,312,017
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
10-1413.01.1%1,873
15-19102.18.6%12,737
20-24209.717.6%22,696
25-29255.121.4%23,240
30-34247.020.7%17,646
35-39199.116.7%10,881
40-44123.010.3%5,214
45-4941.53.5%1,652
50-542.80.2%100