Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1988

Africa
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.09 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 26,172,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
26,172,014
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
609,387,388
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
10-1410.00.8%373,799
15-19124.410.2%3,909,203
20-24252.220.7%6,731,213
25-29271.722.3%6,146,831
30-34241.719.8%4,550,412
35-39183.915.1%2,828,383
40-44103.78.5%1,307,538
45-4929.62.4%308,725
50-541.80.1%15,888