Fertility in Northern Africa, 1959

Northern Africa
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.92 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (317 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 3,055,255 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
3,055,255
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
62,522,904
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
10-1412.30.9%42,140
15-19149.210.8%409,920
20-24300.821.7%763,015
25-29317.022.9%746,683
30-34279.420.2%578,743
35-39197.914.3%341,071
40-4499.57.2%140,134
45-4926.71.9%31,858
50-541.60.1%1,693