Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1995

Northern Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.84 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (200 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,613,509 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.84
Births
4,613,509
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
159,472,410
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%18,525
15-1952.06.8%436,830
20-24167.721.8%1,209,994
25-29199.826.0%1,255,712
30-34170.122.1%934,291
35-39113.814.8%529,386
40-4450.16.5%190,594
45-4912.51.6%36,481
50-540.80.1%1,695