Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1953

Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.56 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 11,669,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
11,669,182
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
242,685,076
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%201,366
15-19140.710.7%1,702,021
20-24271.720.7%2,923,209
25-29291.322.2%2,716,825
30-34258.319.7%2,053,886
35-39192.814.7%1,291,673
40-44110.28.4%623,978
45-4931.02.4%148,532
50-541.90.1%7,703