Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1987

Western Sahara
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 5.08 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 6,788 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.08
Births
6,788
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
162,878
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
10-1412.21.2%77
15-19115.511.3%659
20-24207.520.3%1,242
25-29220.821.6%1,650
30-34214.921.1%1,741
35-39153.115.0%1,009
40-4471.57.0%330
45-4923.32.3%75
50-541.50.2%4