Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 2006

Western Sahara
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 2.83 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 7,704 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.83
Births
7,704
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
352,647
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
10-142.80.5%40
15-1941.37.3%643
20-24109.119.2%1,939
25-29132.123.2%2,027
30-34126.222.2%1,491
35-3989.915.8%934
40-4447.88.4%451
45-4917.83.1%169
50-541.30.2%11