Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Tunisia, 1974

Tunisia
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Tunisia was 6.05 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 223,684 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
223,684
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
5,684,674
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
10-140.40.0%139
15-1943.03.6%12,999
20-24250.320.7%61,772
25-29288.723.9%57,828
30-34251.220.8%42,010
35-39221.118.3%30,574
40-44116.19.6%14,511
45-4934.82.9%3,655
50-542.20.2%196