Fertility in Morocco, 1959

Morocco
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.80 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 576,299 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
576,299
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
11,317,007
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
10-1415.61.1%9,333
15-19162.611.9%83,022
20-24304.522.3%149,176
25-29305.022.4%141,298
30-34258.518.9%107,857
35-39190.914.0%59,641
40-4499.37.3%21,168
45-4926.41.9%4,536
50-541.60.1%266