Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1991

Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 5.83 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 27,451,826 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.83
Births
27,451,826
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
661,103,505
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
10-149.60.8%388,382
15-19120.210.3%4,127,239
20-24242.320.8%7,058,531
25-29259.722.3%6,415,667
30-34231.519.9%4,789,314
35-39175.515.1%2,994,035
40-4497.48.4%1,344,899
45-4928.22.4%317,878
50-541.70.1%15,893