Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1986

Africa
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +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 6.24 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 25,251,254 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
25,251,254
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
575,966,999
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
10-1410.60.9%371,391
15-19127.610.2%3,777,776
20-24258.720.7%6,531,037
25-29278.122.3%5,918,542
30-34247.719.8%4,369,170
35-39187.715.0%2,697,852
40-44107.18.6%1,269,144
45-4930.12.4%300,810
50-541.80.1%15,539