Fertility in Africa, 2055

Africa
2055
Total fertility rate: 2.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

Country

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 2.66 children per woman in 2055 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 55,888,613 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.66
Births
55,888,613
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,647,051,974
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
10-141.10.2%135,249
15-1949.89.4%5,991,555
20-24121.922.9%13,992,147
25-29137.025.7%14,782,504
30-34114.921.6%11,473,026
35-3972.213.6%6,635,372
40-4428.95.4%2,421,381
45-496.01.1%438,540
50-540.30.1%18,816