Fertility in Middle Africa, 1961

Middle Africa
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.16
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.16 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,541,303 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
1,541,303
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
32,996,014
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
10-1415.31.2%28,019
15-19140.211.4%229,798
20-24270.321.9%395,622
25-29268.721.8%351,919
30-34236.219.2%270,257
35-39164.113.3%158,950
40-44104.88.5%84,882
45-4930.62.5%20,710
50-542.00.2%1,137