Fertility in Northern Africa, 1970

Northern Africa
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.62
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.62 children per woman in 1970 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 3,652,343 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.62
Births
3,652,343
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
82,518,641
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
10-148.20.6%40,982
15-19121.19.2%502,904
20-24296.222.4%986,062
25-29316.023.9%835,321
30-34268.720.3%640,470
35-39192.114.5%424,797
40-4493.87.1%180,224
45-4925.01.9%39,669
50-541.50.1%1,915