Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 2007

Northern Africa
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.25 children per woman in 2007 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 5,329,804 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.25
Births
5,329,804
Births per 1,000 people
26.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
199,329,187
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
10-141.80.3%18,209
15-1946.87.2%483,233
20-24145.622.3%1,432,221
25-29172.626.5%1,491,242
30-34145.322.3%1,063,083
35-3995.114.6%601,794
40-4437.55.8%207,386
45-496.71.0%31,328
50-540.30.1%1,306