Fertility in Eastern Africa (1950–2100)

Eastern Africa
2026
Total fertility rate: 3.89
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2026 1996, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2026  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa is projected at 3.89 children per woman in 2026 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 16,527,606 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.89
Births
16,527,606
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
526,382,563
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
10-142.30.3%73,379
15-1988.811.4%2,574,827
20-24184.023.6%4,726,398
25-29184.323.7%4,012,545
30-34154.319.8%2,809,937
35-39106.413.7%1,617,514
40-4447.96.2%601,615
45-4910.41.3%107,209
50-540.50.1%4,176