Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 2012

Northern Africa
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.38 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 6,000,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
6,000,133
Births per 1,000 people
27.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
218,715,592
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
10-141.20.2%12,961
15-1947.17.0%479,213
20-24155.022.9%1,559,234
25-29179.726.5%1,711,297
30-34149.922.1%1,256,400
35-3999.114.6%706,646
40-4438.25.6%235,444
45-496.91.0%37,311
50-540.40.1%1,625