Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1986

Northern Africa
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 5.22 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 4,808,260 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
4,808,260
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
129,615,904
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
10-142.80.3%21,321
15-1971.26.8%472,331
20-24218.820.9%1,277,625
25-29264.625.3%1,318,801
30-34232.322.2%965,521
35-39158.415.2%517,667
40-4474.87.2%187,130
45-4921.02.0%45,336
50-541.30.1%2,530