Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1988

Western Sahara
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.94
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 4.94 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (214 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 6,651 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.94
Births
6,651
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
168,408
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
10-1413.21.3%91
15-19111.411.2%642
20-24199.920.2%1,186
25-29214.021.6%1,545
30-34208.521.0%1,712
35-39148.515.0%1,040
40-4470.97.2%352
45-4922.92.3%78
50-541.50.2%4