Fertility in Northern Africa, 2005

Northern Africa
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.24 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 5,071,720 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.24
Births
5,071,720
Births per 1,000 people
26.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
192,283,810
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%19,389
15-1945.57.0%468,711
20-24143.022.0%1,355,579
25-29173.126.7%1,411,811
30-34146.122.5%1,013,262
35-3995.314.7%576,426
40-4437.05.7%194,514
45-497.01.1%30,739
50-540.40.1%1,296