Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Sahara, 2012

Western Sahara
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Sahara was 2.55 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 8,966 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
8,966
Births per 1,000 people
20.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
441,031
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
10-140.80.2%13
15-1937.37.3%573
20-2498.919.3%1,764
25-29124.724.3%2,600
30-34118.723.1%2,284
35-3980.915.8%1,137
40-4441.28.0%487
45-499.91.9%101
50-540.50.1%5