Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1963

Middle Africa
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.21
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.21 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,612,404 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
1,612,404
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
34,447,300
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%29,274
15-19143.011.5%242,888
20-24270.921.8%409,016
25-29269.521.7%366,510
30-34238.219.2%283,383
35-39167.513.5%169,456
40-44105.88.5%89,175
45-4930.72.5%21,530
50-542.00.2%1,172