Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1996

Northern Africa
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.72 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,588,391 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
4,588,391
Births per 1,000 people
28.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
162,603,940
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
10-141.90.3%19,087
15-1950.86.8%439,465
20-24163.121.9%1,206,014
25-29194.026.1%1,246,878
30-34165.622.3%932,905
35-39108.614.6%520,193
40-4447.06.3%186,099
45-4911.81.6%36,060
50-540.70.1%1,684