Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Morocco, 1979

Morocco
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 5.85 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 749,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
749,545
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
18,955,589
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
10-142.20.2%2,682
15-1979.46.8%83,410
20-24235.820.2%199,973
25-29269.623.1%186,347
30-34241.520.7%128,230
35-39189.116.2%87,365
40-44112.39.6%47,319
45-4936.23.1%13,449
50-542.40.2%770