Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1952

Northern Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.91 children per woman in 1952 — 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, 2,697,492 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
2,697,492
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
52,525,838
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
10-1414.81.1%40,521
15-19156.311.3%406,510
20-24293.521.2%700,374
25-29313.522.7%643,610
30-34278.120.1%473,121
35-39199.414.4%279,832
40-44100.07.2%123,697
45-4926.51.9%28,427
50-541.50.1%1,406