Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1953

Northern Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.93 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,761,351 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
2,761,351
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
53,859,918
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
10-1414.71.1%40,597
15-19156.511.3%409,795
20-24294.821.3%714,288
25-29314.622.7%664,448
30-34278.420.1%488,650
35-39199.914.4%288,105
40-44100.07.2%124,752
45-4926.61.9%29,287
50-541.50.1%1,432