Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1957

Eastern Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.80 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 3,779,478 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
3,779,478
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
77,162,231
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%75,792
15-19144.310.6%554,861
20-24274.520.2%926,531
25-29293.421.6%862,423
30-34263.819.4%657,570
35-39207.615.3%435,688
40-44121.89.0%212,490
45-4935.62.6%51,474
50-542.20.2%2,655