Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1973

Northern Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.45 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 3,856,829 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
3,856,829
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
89,177,853
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
10-146.80.5%37,207
15-19114.28.9%525,240
20-24285.322.1%1,064,685
25-29310.824.1%927,118
30-34264.120.5%640,600
35-39188.014.6%426,676
40-4492.97.2%190,258
45-4924.71.9%42,945
50-541.50.1%2,090