Fertility in Middle Africa, 1951

Middle Africa
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.87 children per woman in 1951 — 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, 1,229,839 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
1,229,839
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
27,193,865
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
10-1413.51.1%21,225
15-19131.511.2%183,271
20-24262.422.3%325,080
25-29260.722.2%282,496
30-34224.719.1%210,385
35-39151.212.9%121,383
40-4499.88.5%67,933
45-4929.62.5%17,088
50-542.00.2%976