Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chad, 1972

Chad
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.85
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chad was 6.85 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 192,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.85
Births
192,022
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,893,252
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
10-1423.51.7%5,351
15-19218.916.0%43,304
20-24306.822.4%50,117
25-29305.422.3%39,608
30-34239.817.5%27,184
35-39174.112.7%17,642
40-4481.15.9%7,291
45-4918.21.3%1,457
50-541.00.1%66