Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 2011

Northern Africa
2011
Total fertility rate: 3.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.33 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 5,845,490 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.33
Births
5,845,490
Births per 1,000 people
27.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
214,704,153
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
10-141.30.2%13,872
15-1947.07.0%480,043
20-24151.322.7%1,529,833
25-29176.326.4%1,661,600
30-34147.322.1%1,207,704
35-3996.814.5%674,665
40-4439.76.0%240,152
45-496.91.0%36,110
50-540.30.1%1,506