Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1979

Western Sahara
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 5.96 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,083 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
5,083
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
104,982
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%56
15-19137.911.5%646
20-24246.120.5%1,336
25-29260.121.7%1,343
30-34253.421.1%980
35-39180.615.1%505
40-4482.16.8%171
45-4926.82.2%43
50-541.70.1%2