Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1962

Northern Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.95 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 3,222,557 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.95
Births
3,222,557
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
67,336,252
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
10-1411.50.8%44,731
15-19144.110.4%440,454
20-24306.922.1%788,279
25-29319.323.0%772,813
30-34280.920.2%617,163
35-39198.714.3%372,142
40-4498.97.1%151,902
45-4926.61.9%33,368
50-541.60.1%1,709