Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 1999

Western Sahara
1999
Total fertility rate: 3.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.61 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 6,630 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.61
Births
6,630
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
258,969
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
10-148.31.1%123
15-1969.59.6%1,005
20-24134.818.7%1,300
25-29152.021.1%1,264
30-34149.720.8%1,199
35-39113.515.8%946
40-4469.89.7%622
45-4921.12.9%162
50-541.40.2%7