Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1993

Northern Africa
1993
Total fertility rate: 4.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 4.13 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 4,697,877 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.13
Births
4,697,877
Births per 1,000 people
30.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
153,040,335
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
10-141.90.2%17,938
15-1954.86.6%433,841
20-24179.021.6%1,229,855
25-29213.325.8%1,285,959
30-34181.621.9%945,274
35-39125.215.1%548,321
40-4456.96.9%197,260
45-4914.21.7%37,651
50-540.90.1%1,777