Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1965

Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.68 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 15,200,798 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
15,200,798
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
321,013,248
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
10-1414.31.1%266,983
15-19148.311.1%2,325,129
20-24279.720.9%3,744,957
25-29292.721.9%3,431,004
30-34260.319.5%2,680,294
35-39195.814.7%1,727,125
40-44111.48.3%824,364
45-4931.12.3%191,262
50-541.90.1%9,696