Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 2004

Northern Africa
2004
Total fertility rate: 3.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.25 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 4,953,369 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.25
Births
4,953,369
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
188,843,430
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%20,119
15-1945.37.0%463,339
20-24143.222.0%1,325,475
25-29173.826.7%1,373,742
30-34146.622.6%991,139
35-3994.614.6%559,382
40-4436.85.7%188,066
45-497.21.1%30,788
50-540.40.1%1,320