Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1953

Middle Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.92 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,286,939 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
1,286,939
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
28,163,314
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
10-1413.71.2%22,133
15-19132.411.2%190,909
20-24264.122.3%339,348
25-29262.722.2%296,953
30-34226.919.1%220,759
35-39153.212.9%127,184
40-44100.98.5%70,977
45-4929.82.5%17,668
50-542.00.2%1,008