Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1988

Northern Africa
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 4.91 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 4,806,507 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.91
Births
4,806,507
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
136,316,776
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
10-142.40.2%19,270
15-1966.06.7%459,828
20-24204.020.7%1,246,968
25-29249.825.4%1,321,939
30-34218.722.2%976,753
35-39151.815.4%541,904
40-4470.97.2%195,222
45-4919.42.0%42,339
50-541.10.1%2,284