Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1978

Western Sahara
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 6.06 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
4,046
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
90,890
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
10-1410.80.9%50
15-19138.311.4%563
20-24249.720.6%1,091
25-29264.121.7%1,030
30-34257.321.2%738
35-39183.015.1%391
40-4483.16.8%140
45-4927.22.2%36
50-541.70.1%1