Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 2041

Africa
2041
Total fertility rate: 3.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Africa is projected at 3.11 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 53,385,652 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.11
Births
53,385,652
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
2,133,011,264
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
10-141.60.3%174,802
15-1962.910.1%6,579,603
20-24144.023.1%14,053,401
25-29155.225.0%13,988,099
30-34129.320.8%10,323,102
35-3984.613.6%5,760,595
40-4436.15.8%2,087,953
45-498.01.3%399,950
50-540.40.1%18,152