Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1956

Middle Africa
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 5.99 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,371,849 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
1,371,849
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
29,792,422
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
10-1414.11.2%23,993
15-19134.311.2%202,330
20-24266.122.2%359,295
25-29265.122.1%317,510
30-34229.719.2%237,018
35-39155.813.0%136,409
40-44102.28.5%75,586
45-4930.12.5%18,657
50-542.00.2%1,053