Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1976

Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.68 children per woman in 1976 — 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 29.4 years old. In total, 19,987,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
19,987,209
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
430,496,635
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
10-1412.81.0%332,397
15-19147.411.0%3,221,906
20-24278.520.9%5,104,419
25-29293.322.0%4,484,494
30-34258.519.4%3,333,128
35-39196.914.8%2,158,619
40-44114.58.6%1,089,700
45-4930.92.3%250,156
50-541.80.1%12,371