Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1981

Northern Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 5.87 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 4,571,484 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
4,571,484
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
112,640,569
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
10-144.30.4%28,734
15-1989.57.6%526,177
20-24253.721.6%1,272,387
25-29293.425.0%1,228,907
30-34246.821.0%820,462
35-39176.215.0%454,528
40-4485.07.2%189,611
45-4923.22.0%48,114
50-541.40.1%2,557