Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Morocco, 1978

Morocco
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.91
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 5.91 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 736,672 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
736,672
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
18,477,385
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
10-142.40.2%2,840
15-1981.96.9%83,241
20-24241.720.5%197,396
25-29278.323.6%184,922
30-34240.120.3%122,802
35-39187.815.9%85,938
40-44109.69.3%45,543
45-4936.13.1%13,240
50-542.50.2%749