Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 1995

Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 5.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Africa was 5.51 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 29,327,240 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
29,327,240
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
732,695,155
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
10-148.10.7%369,678
15-19115.010.4%4,472,478
20-24230.220.9%7,560,963
25-29249.622.6%6,903,025
30-34220.920.0%5,139,918
35-39163.114.8%3,149,788
40-4488.08.0%1,387,282
45-4925.82.3%327,615
50-541.60.1%16,480