Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1968

Northern Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.72 children per woman in 1968 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 3,518,944 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
3,518,944
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
78,325,495
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
10-148.80.7%41,387
15-19129.79.7%496,576
20-24297.522.2%913,892
25-29317.423.7%797,468
30-34272.120.3%642,294
35-39193.714.4%414,870
40-4495.07.1%173,086
45-4925.41.9%37,609
50-541.50.1%1,763