Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1952

Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.54 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 11,398,576 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
11,398,576
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
237,539,540
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
10-1414.91.1%197,578
15-19140.410.7%1,671,666
20-24270.920.7%2,857,960
25-29290.522.2%2,647,035
30-34257.719.7%2,002,028
35-39192.214.7%1,258,529
40-44109.98.4%611,142
45-4930.92.4%145,050
50-541.90.1%7,551