Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2005

Eastern Africa
2005
Total fertility rate: 5.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 5.67 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 12,463,512 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.67
Births
12,463,512
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
299,111,439
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
10-146.40.6%122,409
15-19130.711.5%2,142,519
20-24248.021.8%3,429,266
25-29247.421.8%2,829,947
30-34220.619.4%2,034,910
35-39165.514.6%1,230,292
40-4490.07.9%540,973
45-4925.72.3%127,160
50-541.50.1%6,041