Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Morocco, 2006

Morocco
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Morocco was 2.61 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 672,603 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
672,603
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
30,771,178
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
10-140.20.0%280
15-1932.26.2%51,620
20-24107.720.6%165,867
25-29132.725.4%180,850
30-34124.023.7%147,517
35-3982.615.8%85,819
40-4437.17.1%35,422
45-496.31.2%5,044
50-540.30.1%185