Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 2004

Mauritania
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 5.37 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 109,792 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.37
Births
109,792
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,868,664
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
10-1412.61.2%2,328
15-1996.59.0%15,120
20-24189.117.6%24,914
25-29226.321.0%24,600
30-34223.720.8%20,628
35-39183.817.1%14,120
40-44106.59.9%6,387
45-4935.03.3%1,612
50-542.30.2%81