Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1953

Eastern Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.73 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 3,421,888 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
3,421,888
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
70,267,779
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
10-1416.61.2%67,326
15-19142.210.6%505,412
20-24271.220.1%844,304
25-29291.421.6%777,550
30-34261.419.4%593,420
35-39205.715.3%393,062
40-44120.18.9%191,685
45-4935.42.6%46,688
50-542.30.2%2,435