Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Morocco, 1972

Morocco
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.55 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 696,964 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
696,964
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
15,924,692
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
10-144.80.4%4,851
15-19101.57.8%82,480
20-24282.421.6%183,219
25-29309.323.7%160,753
30-34262.220.1%124,999
35-39200.715.4%87,266
40-44110.88.5%42,828
45-4933.22.5%10,120
50-542.20.2%451