Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1957

Northern Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.91 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 2,963,352 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
2,963,352
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
59,551,267
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
10-1412.70.9%40,189
15-19154.911.2%413,735
20-24296.621.4%747,419
25-29315.722.8%725,165
30-34278.320.1%548,023
35-39198.514.3%322,897
40-4499.77.2%133,266
45-4926.51.9%31,069
50-541.60.1%1,601