Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1992

Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 5.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa was 5.75 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 27,889,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.75
Births
27,889,411
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
678,557,814
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
10-149.20.8%386,733
15-19117.610.2%4,157,508
20-24239.320.8%7,180,420
25-29257.422.4%6,537,020
30-34228.819.9%4,884,397
35-39173.015.0%3,045,157
40-4495.68.3%1,361,336
45-4927.62.4%320,846
50-541.70.1%15,973