Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1987

Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.17 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 25,715,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
25,715,324
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
592,601,037
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
10-1410.20.8%368,217
15-19126.310.2%3,853,670
20-24255.220.7%6,625,482
25-29274.722.2%6,031,140
30-34244.619.8%4,461,585
35-39186.115.1%2,762,911
40-44105.78.6%1,292,280
45-4929.92.4%304,365
50-541.80.1%15,666