Fertility in Northern Africa, 1975

Northern Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.34
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.34 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 4,020,627 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.34
Births
4,020,627
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
94,247,213
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
10-145.80.5%33,775
15-19109.48.6%536,121
20-24278.622.0%1,126,438
25-29309.024.4%994,993
30-34260.720.6%663,267
35-39185.814.7%425,245
40-4491.27.2%193,351
45-4924.61.9%45,211
50-541.50.1%2,226