Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1999

Mauritania
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.52 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (240 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 96,886 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.52
Births
96,886
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,541,698
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
10-1410.51.0%1,675
15-1989.98.1%12,322
20-24194.617.6%22,286
25-29239.921.7%23,282
30-34234.421.2%18,876
35-39181.616.4%11,416
40-44109.59.9%5,293
45-4942.83.9%1,627
50-542.80.3%106