Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1955

Eastern Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.75 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 3,590,646 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
3,590,646
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
73,597,636
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
10-1416.71.2%71,311
15-19142.910.6%528,302
20-24272.320.1%882,704
25-29292.021.6%818,414
30-34262.319.4%623,648
35-39206.415.3%413,244
40-44120.98.9%201,512
45-4935.52.6%48,966
50-542.30.2%2,543