Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1989

Africa
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 6.00 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 26,590,805 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
26,590,805
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
626,358,877
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
10-149.80.8%374,528
15-19122.910.2%3,977,305
20-24249.020.7%6,838,540
25-29267.722.3%6,239,898
30-34238.219.8%4,626,090
35-39181.315.1%2,889,222
40-44101.68.5%1,317,798
45-4929.22.4%311,548
50-541.70.1%15,892