Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 2003

Western Sahara
2003
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 3.07 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 7,094 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
7,094
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
311,784
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
10-144.90.8%71
15-1946.87.6%738
20-24116.819.0%1,826
25-29137.522.4%1,537
30-34132.621.6%1,320
35-3997.915.9%890
40-4455.89.1%511
45-4920.93.4%191
50-541.50.3%11