Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Africa, 2074

Africa
2074
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2074  +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 2.29 children per woman in 2074 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.1 years old. In total, 56,307,689 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
56,307,689
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,263,034,380
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
10-140.70.1%87,028
15-1936.58.0%4,788,470
20-2499.121.6%12,787,113
25-29123.226.8%15,439,767
30-34106.723.2%12,837,204
35-3964.314.0%7,340,986
40-4423.95.2%2,567,237
45-494.41.0%441,547
50-540.20.0%18,341