Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1964

Northern Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.89 children per woman in 1964 — 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, 3,316,560 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
3,316,560
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
70,752,947
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
10-1410.50.8%43,768
15-19141.310.3%466,310
20-24304.622.1%806,553
25-29319.223.2%783,565
30-34279.020.3%633,208
35-39197.314.3%388,841
40-4497.47.1%158,386
45-4926.11.9%34,219
50-541.50.1%1,705