Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1954

Northern Africa
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.93 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 2,816,218 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
2,816,218
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
55,236,126
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
10-1414.41.0%40,711
15-19156.411.3%411,315
20-24295.221.3%724,801
25-29314.922.7%682,353
30-34278.220.1%503,001
35-39199.814.4%296,594
40-44100.07.2%126,074
45-4926.61.9%29,904
50-541.60.1%1,465