Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 2003

Mauritania
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.36 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 106,230 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
106,230
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,802,046
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
10-1411.91.1%2,125
15-1991.38.5%13,947
20-24187.617.5%24,047
25-29227.821.2%24,241
30-34224.620.9%20,300
35-39183.617.1%13,631
40-44108.710.1%6,251
45-4936.33.4%1,602
50-542.30.2%82