Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1973

Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.69 children per woman in 1973 — 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, 18,462,562 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
18,462,562
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
395,821,652
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
10-1413.81.0%329,346
15-19149.111.1%2,965,672
20-24278.620.8%4,630,532
25-29292.721.9%4,140,142
30-34258.219.3%3,076,824
35-39197.514.8%2,051,092
40-44114.78.6%1,025,612
45-4930.82.3%231,860
50-541.80.1%11,472