Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2002

Eastern Africa
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 5.87 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 11,744,918 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
11,744,918
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
274,431,775
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
10-147.40.6%130,309
15-19134.911.5%2,029,611
20-24252.921.5%3,210,777
25-29255.021.7%2,640,927
30-34227.019.3%1,910,000
35-39171.014.6%1,155,916
40-4496.38.2%535,875
45-4927.72.4%125,554
50-541.70.1%5,961