Fertility in Middle Africa, 1955

Middle Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.97 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 1,342,700 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
1,342,700
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
29,222,054
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
10-1413.91.2%23,304
15-19133.611.2%198,541
20-24265.422.2%352,451
25-29264.322.1%310,614
30-34228.819.1%231,285
35-39154.913.0%133,165
40-44101.88.5%73,995
45-4930.02.5%18,302
50-542.00.2%1,039