Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1973

Western Sahara
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 6.25 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,172 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
3,172
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
77,646
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
10-1411.00.9%43
15-19142.111.3%529
20-24257.420.5%841
25-29272.821.8%710
30-34265.321.2%560
35-39188.315.0%330
40-4485.86.9%122
45-4928.22.3%32
50-541.80.1%1