Fertility in Northern Africa, 1960

Northern Africa
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.93
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.93 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 3,107,906 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
3,107,906
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
64,101,329
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
10-1412.40.9%44,177
15-19147.010.6%415,872
20-24303.221.9%771,271
25-29317.622.9%755,269
30-34279.720.2%592,082
35-39198.014.3%350,787
40-4499.47.2%144,269
45-4926.81.9%32,459
50-541.60.1%1,717