Fertility in Northern Africa, 1951

Northern Africa
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.89
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.89 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,633,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
2,633,320
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
51,252,824
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%40,399
15-19155.811.3%402,072
20-24292.221.2%685,211
25-29312.522.6%623,175
30-34277.820.1%458,231
35-39198.914.4%272,611
40-44100.17.3%122,685
45-4926.31.9%27,549
50-541.50.1%1,385