Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1954

Middle Africa
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.95 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,314,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
1,314,444
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
28,678,525
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
10-1413.81.2%22,675
15-19133.011.2%194,717
20-24264.822.2%345,846
25-29263.522.1%303,767
30-34227.919.1%225,891
35-39154.112.9%130,087
40-44101.48.5%72,470
45-4929.92.5%17,967
50-542.00.2%1,023