Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1962

Middle Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.18
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.18 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 1,576,165 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
1,576,165
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
33,699,878
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
10-1415.41.2%28,555
15-19141.611.4%236,815
20-24270.521.9%401,859
25-29268.921.7%358,883
30-34237.219.2%276,765
35-39165.813.4%164,059
40-44105.38.5%86,961
45-4930.72.5%21,108
50-542.00.2%1,154