Fertility in Morocco, 1961

Morocco
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.97
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.97 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 603,574 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
603,574
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
11,931,086
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
10-1413.31.0%8,938
15-19161.811.6%84,815
20-24311.022.3%151,264
25-29313.122.4%144,621
30-34265.719.0%115,051
35-39197.214.1%68,560
40-44105.17.5%25,209
45-4927.62.0%4,863
50-541.50.1%255