Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Chad, 2012

Chad
2012
Total fertility rate: 6.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Chad was 6.91 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 636,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
636,465
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
13,210,998
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
10-1412.60.9%10,519
15-19179.013.0%122,806
20-24295.121.4%164,787
25-29300.721.8%136,726
30-34265.919.3%101,527
35-39205.214.9%68,969
40-4494.46.8%25,292
45-4926.61.9%5,602
50-541.50.1%235