Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1991

Northern Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 4.43 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 4,758,530 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.43
Births
4,758,530
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
146,518,142
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
10-142.20.2%18,821
15-1957.96.5%435,818
20-24188.721.3%1,236,170
25-29227.125.6%1,311,162
30-34194.922.0%958,349
35-39136.715.4%556,936
40-4463.07.1%199,761
45-4916.51.9%39,553
50-541.00.1%1,956