Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1998

Northern Africa
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.55 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 4,620,251 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
4,620,251
Births per 1,000 people
27.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
169,006,749
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%19,623
15-1948.76.9%445,346
20-24156.622.0%1,218,387
25-29187.126.3%1,258,615
30-34159.822.5%941,396
35-39102.714.5%520,337
40-4442.66.0%180,841
45-4910.21.4%34,151
50-540.60.1%1,553