Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1971

Northern Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.57 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,726,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
3,726,182
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
84,658,979
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
10-147.80.6%40,035
15-19120.29.2%518,102
20-24293.722.4%1,015,852
25-29314.524.0%862,978
30-34266.720.3%637,818
35-39190.714.5%426,237
40-4492.87.1%182,570
45-4924.81.9%40,629
50-541.50.1%1,961