Fertility in Northern Africa, 1955

Northern Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.92 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 2,868,057 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
2,868,057
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
56,649,186
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
10-1413.91.0%40,363
15-19156.111.3%412,118
20-24295.621.3%733,503
25-29315.322.7%698,659
30-34278.320.1%517,812
35-39199.614.4%305,625
40-4499.97.2%128,042
45-4926.51.9%30,417
50-541.60.1%1,512