Fertility in Middle Africa, 1950

Middle Africa
1950
Total fertility rate: 5.86
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.86 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,204,650 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.86
Births
1,204,650
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
26,735,290
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
10-1413.41.1%20,777
15-19131.211.2%179,914
20-24262.022.3%318,643
25-29260.222.2%276,387
30-34224.119.1%205,868
35-39150.512.8%118,726
40-4499.48.5%66,557
45-4929.52.5%16,803
50-542.00.2%962