Fertility in Morocco, 1970

Morocco
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.68 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 676,670 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
676,670
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
15,129,448
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
10-145.70.4%5,427
15-19105.17.9%79,209
20-24293.622.0%171,691
25-29311.023.3%156,186
30-34267.820.1%125,905
35-39204.115.3%86,968
40-44112.68.4%42,015
45-4932.52.4%8,892
50-542.10.2%379