Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1981

Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.55 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 22,677,101 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
22,677,101
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
497,620,643
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
10-1412.30.9%369,317
15-19136.810.4%3,495,522
20-24271.820.8%5,869,578
25-29289.622.1%5,227,734
30-34257.419.7%3,822,098
35-39195.915.0%2,419,579
40-44113.38.7%1,182,337
45-4930.72.3%276,763
50-541.90.1%14,152