Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2027

Eastern Africa
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa is projected at 3.82 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (181 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 16,707,172 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.82
Births
16,707,172
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
539,417,718
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
10-142.30.3%71,924
15-1987.611.5%2,583,527
20-24181.123.7%4,777,309
25-29181.323.7%4,073,521
30-34151.719.8%2,853,152
35-39104.013.6%1,632,221
40-4446.66.1%604,831
45-4910.01.3%106,548
50-540.50.1%4,133