Fertility in Western Sahara, 2001

Western Sahara
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.34 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 6,905 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
6,905
Births per 1,000 people
24.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
285,188
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
10-146.61.0%97
15-1960.69.1%942
20-24123.718.5%1,560
25-29141.521.2%1,358
30-34138.820.8%1,237
35-39106.516.0%910
40-4467.410.1%613
45-4920.93.1%178
50-541.40.2%10