Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1979

Northern Africa
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.05 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,384,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
4,384,004
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
105,961,469
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
10-144.50.4%28,986
15-1993.27.7%515,667
20-24265.922.0%1,243,164
25-29302.825.0%1,159,092
30-34251.220.8%762,894
35-39180.114.9%432,264
40-4486.87.2%191,454
45-4923.82.0%47,959
50-541.50.1%2,527