Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 2041

Eastern Africa
2041
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa is projected at 3.07 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 18,558,100 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
18,558,100
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
730,365,388
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
10-141.50.2%59,594
15-1971.211.6%2,642,599
20-24148.424.1%5,035,894
25-29150.524.5%4,609,970
30-34123.720.1%3,459,704
35-3980.413.1%1,968,833
40-4432.85.3%675,019
45-496.01.0%102,736
50-540.30.0%3,741