Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1999

Northern Africa
1999
Total fertility rate: 3.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.46 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (183 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 4,639,140 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.46
Births
4,639,140
Births per 1,000 people
26.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
172,286,070
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%19,998
15-1948.16.9%450,844
20-24153.022.1%1,227,180
25-29183.326.4%1,263,107
30-34156.322.5%941,996
35-39100.014.4%522,450
40-4440.65.9%178,455
45-499.61.4%33,604
50-540.60.1%1,502