Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eritrea, 1989

Eritrea
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.41
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eritrea was 6.41 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.9 years old. In total, 87,246 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
87,246
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,987,017
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
10-146.80.5%838
15-19100.07.8%10,438
20-24222.117.3%19,861
25-29270.521.1%20,249
30-34271.721.2%16,183
35-39230.418.0%11,576
40-44137.810.7%6,372
45-4940.53.2%1,647
50-542.40.2%80