Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1966

Northern Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.79 children per woman in 1966 — 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, 3,402,625 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.79
Births
3,402,625
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
74,339,125
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
10-149.90.7%43,706
15-19139.710.3%494,815
20-24300.122.1%846,238
25-29316.423.3%782,175
30-34273.720.2%635,866
35-39194.014.3%398,865
40-4495.47.0%163,902
45-4925.61.9%35,350
50-541.50.1%1,703