Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1963

Eastern Africa
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.94
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.94 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 4,430,279 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
4,430,279
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
89,953,106
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%89,122
15-19150.210.8%676,815
20-24280.720.2%1,069,794
25-29298.021.5%993,589
30-34268.819.4%774,064
35-39212.015.3%513,562
40-44124.18.9%250,117
45-4936.22.6%60,155
50-542.30.2%3,074