Fertility in Northern Africa, 1950

Northern Africa
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.87 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,568,270 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
2,568,270
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
50,045,357
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
10-1414.91.1%40,200
15-19155.211.3%396,994
20-24290.921.1%668,433
25-29311.522.6%603,333
30-34277.320.2%443,464
35-39198.314.4%266,521
40-44100.37.3%121,194
45-4926.21.9%26,773
50-541.50.1%1,357