Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1978

Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.65 children per woman in 1978 — 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, 21,016,840 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
21,016,840
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
455,538,930
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
10-1412.50.9%345,246
15-19143.210.8%3,332,703
20-24277.820.9%5,420,333
25-29293.222.1%4,753,176
30-34258.519.4%3,523,924
35-39196.814.8%2,239,618
40-44114.38.6%1,127,120
45-4930.92.3%261,586
50-541.90.1%13,149