Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2032

Eastern Africa
2032
Total fertility rate: 3.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa is projected at 3.51 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.5 years old. In total, 17,491,050 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.51
Births
17,491,050
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
606,112,472
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
10-141.90.3%66,111
15-1981.611.6%2,585,020
20-24168.123.9%4,918,484
25-29168.323.9%4,376,682
30-34139.819.9%3,083,380
35-3994.013.4%1,733,618
40-4440.45.8%620,215
45-498.21.2%103,536
50-540.40.1%4,021