Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2033

Eastern Africa
2033
Total fertility rate: 3.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2033  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa is projected at 3.45 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.5 years old. In total, 17,621,145 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.45
Births
17,621,145
Births per 1,000 people
28.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
619,650,786
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
10-141.80.3%65,545
15-1980.211.6%2,584,243
20-24165.824.0%4,924,900
25-29165.924.0%4,425,349
30-34137.719.9%3,133,237
35-3992.213.3%1,756,013
40-4439.45.7%624,804
45-497.91.1%103,071
50-540.40.1%3,975