Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1998

Western Sahara
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.72 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 6,435 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
6,435
Births per 1,000 people
26.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
246,304
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
10-149.21.2%138
15-1972.29.7%970
20-24140.418.9%1,190
25-29157.121.2%1,223
30-34154.620.8%1,180
35-39116.115.6%964
40-4469.99.4%611
45-4921.32.9%153
50-541.40.2%6