Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1994

Northern Africa
1994
Total fertility rate: 4.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 4.00 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 4,677,216 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.00
Births
4,677,216
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
156,260,042
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%18,349
15-1953.56.7%435,334
20-24174.321.7%1,226,967
25-29207.325.9%1,274,877
30-34176.622.0%944,783
35-39120.115.0%542,662
40-4453.76.7%195,489
45-4913.31.7%37,018
50-540.80.1%1,733