Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1978

Northern Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.13 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,283,159 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
4,283,159
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
102,893,599
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
10-144.70.4%29,531
15-1997.98.0%524,096
20-24268.321.9%1,209,351
25-29305.524.9%1,115,894
30-34252.720.6%734,014
35-39181.814.8%427,215
40-4487.87.2%192,675
45-4924.22.0%47,904
50-541.50.1%2,482