Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1964

Middle Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.24
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.24 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,650,625 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
1,650,625
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
35,221,116
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%29,907
15-19144.111.5%247,633
20-24271.721.7%417,748
25-29270.521.6%374,534
30-34239.619.2%290,630
35-39169.513.6%175,280
40-44106.58.5%91,706
45-4930.72.5%21,990
50-542.00.2%1,191