Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1956

Northern Africa
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.92 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,916,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
2,916,606
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
58,092,703
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
10-1413.21.0%39,901
15-19155.711.2%413,060
20-24295.821.3%740,177
25-29315.622.8%713,139
30-34278.420.1%532,998
35-39199.214.4%314,460
40-4499.97.2%130,508
45-4926.51.9%30,811
50-541.60.1%1,554