Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chad, 1983

Chad
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.98
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Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Chad was 6.98 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 249,001 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
249,001
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
4,979,130
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
10-1422.41.6%6,975
15-19203.214.6%52,933
20-24319.622.9%69,277
25-29305.621.9%53,515
30-34260.018.6%36,959
35-39185.813.3%20,129
40-4479.85.7%7,623
45-4917.61.3%1,521
50-540.90.1%74