Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1997

Western Sahara
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.83 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 6,225 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.83
Births
6,225
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
233,773
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
10-1410.31.3%153
15-1974.19.7%891
20-24145.819.1%1,108
25-29162.121.3%1,181
30-34159.220.9%1,167
35-39118.515.5%982
40-4469.89.2%590
45-4921.62.8%144
50-541.50.2%6