Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1952

Eastern Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.71 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 3,336,578 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
3,336,578
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
68,699,859
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%65,776
15-19141.910.6%494,143
20-24270.520.1%823,077
25-29290.821.7%757,354
30-34260.719.4%578,242
35-39205.315.3%383,194
40-44119.78.9%186,806
45-4935.32.6%45,607
50-542.30.2%2,368