Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 2014

Northern Africa
2014
Total fertility rate: 3.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 3.41 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 6,221,901 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.41
Births
6,221,901
Births per 1,000 people
27.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
227,935,901
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
10-141.10.2%12,251
15-1947.67.0%486,843
20-24154.122.5%1,549,909
25-29184.126.9%1,796,370
30-34150.822.0%1,328,541
35-3999.614.6%752,849
40-4439.25.7%253,739
45-497.01.0%39,697
50-540.40.1%1,700