Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1987

Northern Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 5.06 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 4,799,857 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
4,799,857
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
132,959,958
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
10-142.60.3%20,145
15-1967.96.7%461,732
20-24210.220.7%1,256,931
25-29256.625.3%1,317,853
30-34225.822.3%974,235
35-39155.615.4%530,973
40-4473.27.2%192,026
45-4920.12.0%43,567
50-541.20.1%2,396