Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1974

Northern Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.39 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (310 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,933,693 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
3,933,693
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
91,611,097
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
10-146.20.5%35,034
15-19111.48.7%529,461
20-24281.722.1%1,094,320
25-29309.724.2%959,493
30-34262.320.5%648,217
35-39187.414.7%427,478
40-4492.47.2%193,225
45-4924.71.9%44,296
50-541.50.1%2,162