Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chad, 1971

Chad
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chad was 6.58 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 180,852 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
180,852
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,807,316
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
10-1423.81.8%5,296
15-19212.916.2%41,248
20-24294.722.4%46,132
25-29292.722.3%37,423
30-34228.517.4%25,691
35-39166.112.6%16,677
40-4477.85.9%6,925
45-4917.61.3%1,395
50-540.90.1%63