Fertility in Morocco, 1955

Morocco
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.50
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.50 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 518,380 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
518,380
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
10,158,128
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
10-1421.71.7%11,535
15-19166.012.7%84,807
20-24289.322.2%141,115
25-29289.222.2%130,649
30-34244.418.7%85,899
35-39178.213.7%42,978
40-4489.26.8%16,567
45-4924.81.9%4,548
50-541.60.1%284