Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1997

Mauritania
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.74 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 95,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
95,014
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,411,306
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
10-1411.41.0%1,720
15-1995.98.3%12,401
20-24200.517.4%21,887
25-29248.521.6%23,043
30-34241.421.0%18,081
35-39190.116.5%10,985
40-44116.310.1%5,189
45-4942.23.7%1,602
50-542.90.3%107