Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 2002

Western Sahara
2002
Total fertility rate: 3.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.19 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 6,974 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.19
Births
6,974
Births per 1,000 people
23.4
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
298,464
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
10-145.70.9%83
15-1952.48.2%826
20-24120.118.8%1,707
25-29139.221.8%1,432
30-34135.321.2%1,278
35-39101.916.0%893
40-4461.29.6%559
45-4921.03.3%186
50-541.50.2%10