Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1957

Middle Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.02
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.02 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,403,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
1,403,483
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
30,387,268
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
10-1414.21.2%24,734
15-19135.411.2%206,820
20-24266.922.1%366,582
25-29265.822.0%324,235
30-34231.019.2%243,342
35-39157.313.0%140,410
40-44102.78.5%77,241
45-4930.22.5%19,050
50-542.00.2%1,070