Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1985

Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.32 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 24,811,278 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
24,811,278
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
559,663,770
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
10-1411.20.9%379,396
15-19130.210.3%3,743,719
20-24262.620.8%6,444,340
25-29280.822.2%5,789,787
30-34250.419.8%4,263,785
35-39189.315.0%2,635,035
40-44108.48.6%1,244,967
45-4930.12.4%295,017
50-541.80.1%15,239