Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 2042

Mauritania
2042
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania is projected at 3.50 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 217,526 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
217,526
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
8,020,484
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
10-1410.61.5%4,803
15-1964.59.2%26,776
20-24124.917.8%46,846
25-29147.921.1%49,320
30-34145.420.7%42,510
35-39118.516.9%29,312
40-4467.09.5%13,969
45-4921.23.0%3,786
50-541.40.2%204