Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 2027

Mauritania
2027
Total fertility rate: 4.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania is projected at 4.43 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (185 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 184,292 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
4.43
Births
184,292
Births per 1,000 people
32.9
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
5,608,791
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
10-1413.01.5%4,495
15-1983.79.5%25,689
20-24158.617.9%41,147
25-29184.920.9%40,399
30-34180.920.4%34,057
35-39148.716.8%23,724
40-4485.89.7%11,536
45-4927.93.2%3,077
50-541.80.2%165