Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Algeria, 1972

Algeria
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.63
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Algeria was 7.63 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (347 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 663,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.63
Births
663,182
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
14,427,072
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
10-141.30.1%1,233
15-19100.76.6%74,815
20-24307.920.2%171,357
25-29347.322.8%150,266
30-34329.421.6%124,880
35-39267.317.5%92,833
40-44136.18.9%39,780
45-4933.32.2%7,686
50-541.80.1%330