Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Morocco, 1973

Morocco
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 6.48 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 705,877 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
705,877
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
16,326,268
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
10-144.40.3%4,609
15-1998.37.6%82,814
20-24274.821.2%187,467
25-29307.423.7%162,584
30-34259.120.0%124,135
35-39201.415.6%88,715
40-44113.08.7%44,188
45-4933.92.6%10,870
50-542.30.2%494