Fertility in Northern Africa, 2001

Northern Africa
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.34 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 4,724,305 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
4,724,305
Births per 1,000 people
26.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
178,873,168
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
10-142.10.3%21,331
15-1946.67.0%455,844
20-24147.622.1%1,258,845
25-29177.826.6%1,289,162
30-34151.222.6%953,687
35-3996.714.5%534,026
40-4438.15.7%177,819
45-498.41.3%32,171
50-540.50.1%1,413