Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1975

Eastern Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 7.12
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.12 children per woman in 1975 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 6,243,941 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
6,243,941
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
126,645,477
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
10-1415.51.1%121,746
15-19167.811.8%1,094,217
20-24286.820.2%1,561,958
25-29295.320.7%1,339,890
30-34270.019.0%1,001,820
35-39219.015.4%687,526
40-44130.99.2%351,624
45-4935.92.5%81,233
50-542.10.1%3,913