Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Tunisia, 1956

Tunisia
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Tunisia was 7.02 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 193,166 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.02
Births
193,166
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
4,082,601
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
10-144.40.3%1,055
15-19106.77.6%20,365
20-24268.619.2%44,348
25-29325.123.2%46,730
30-34314.122.4%40,019
35-39238.717.0%26,776
40-44108.97.8%10,924
45-4933.42.4%2,813
50-542.00.1%137