Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1951

Eastern Africa
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.70 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 3,253,248 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
3,253,248
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
67,183,443
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
10-1416.51.2%64,441
15-19141.610.6%483,146
20-24269.820.1%801,544
25-29290.221.7%737,898
30-34260.119.4%563,493
35-39204.915.3%373,753
40-44119.38.9%182,082
45-4935.32.6%44,597
50-542.30.2%2,301