Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Tunisia, 1972

Tunisia
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Tunisia was 6.19 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 214,509 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
214,509
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
5,396,557
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
10-140.80.1%266
15-1944.73.6%12,610
20-24249.120.2%56,375
25-29274.722.2%52,996
30-34275.122.3%42,619
35-39232.818.8%31,588
40-44121.69.8%14,415
45-4934.72.8%3,457
50-542.20.2%184