Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1960

Eastern Africa
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.87 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 4,082,633 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
4,082,633
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
82,990,189
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
10-1417.31.3%85,195
15-19146.610.7%605,559
20-24277.420.2%993,769
25-29295.521.5%924,997
30-34266.119.4%713,284
35-39209.715.3%471,494
40-44122.98.9%229,994
45-4936.02.6%55,477
50-542.30.2%2,860