Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 2038

Africa
2038
Total fertility rate: 3.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2038  +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 is projected at 3.23 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 52,437,669 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.23
Births
52,437,669
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
2,021,068,887
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
10-141.70.3%184,078
15-1966.110.2%6,648,756
20-24149.623.1%14,072,946
25-29160.424.8%13,657,274
30-34134.220.7%9,891,106
35-3988.513.7%5,522,623
40-4438.15.9%2,046,005
45-498.51.3%396,552
50-540.50.1%18,297