Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1958

Middle Africa
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.06 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,436,596 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
1,436,596
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
30,996,486
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
10-1414.51.2%25,608
15-19136.511.3%211,474
20-24267.822.1%374,197
25-29266.622.0%331,040
30-34232.419.2%250,018
35-39159.013.1%144,692
40-44103.28.5%79,011
45-4930.42.5%19,467
50-542.00.2%1,081