Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1997

Northern Africa
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.62 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 4,594,548 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
4,594,548
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
165,743,880
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%19,430
15-1949.96.9%443,812
20-24159.522.0%1,207,699
25-29190.226.2%1,250,584
30-34162.522.4%936,424
35-39105.014.5%516,765
40-4444.66.2%183,102
45-4911.01.5%35,101
50-540.70.1%1,626