Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1952

Middle Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.89 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,257,404 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
1,257,404
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
27,669,726
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
10-1413.61.2%21,667
15-19131.811.2%186,932
20-24263.122.3%332,042
25-29261.522.2%289,471
30-34225.719.1%215,357
35-39152.112.9%124,192
40-44100.38.5%69,386
45-4929.72.5%17,363
50-542.00.2%991