Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1962

Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.67 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 14,224,917 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
14,224,917
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
297,959,638
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
10-1415.21.1%260,053
15-19148.111.1%2,152,561
20-24277.820.8%3,467,121
25-29292.721.9%3,248,551
30-34260.719.5%2,528,752
35-39195.314.6%1,608,681
40-44111.68.4%770,887
45-4931.22.3%179,119
50-541.90.1%9,171