Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Algeria, 1979

Algeria
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Algeria was 7.12 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (342 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 780,536 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
780,536
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
18,036,655
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
10-140.20.0%234
15-1972.75.1%67,382
20-24283.519.9%216,028
25-29341.724.0%206,359
30-34301.021.2%137,219
35-39257.518.1%97,258
40-44128.19.0%44,783
45-4935.12.5%10,769
50-542.00.1%503