Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1998

Mauritania
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.62 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 95,583 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
95,583
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,474,651
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
10-1410.70.9%1,655
15-1989.27.9%11,862
20-24197.317.5%22,053
25-29244.921.8%23,248
30-34239.621.3%18,636
35-39185.416.5%11,176
40-44112.410.0%5,215
45-4943.23.8%1,629
50-543.00.3%111