Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chad, 1974

Chad
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.86
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Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chad was 6.86 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 200,611 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.86
Births
200,611
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,078,356
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
10-1422.81.7%5,425
15-19213.815.6%44,131
20-24307.322.4%54,166
25-29307.322.4%41,443
30-34244.217.8%28,237
35-39176.712.9%18,219
40-4481.15.9%7,451
45-4918.11.3%1,470
50-540.90.1%67