Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1965

Middle Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.28
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.28 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,691,153 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
1,691,153
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
36,030,651
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
10-1415.21.2%30,466
15-19145.111.5%252,370
20-24272.621.7%427,987
25-29271.721.6%382,628
30-34241.219.2%298,197
35-39171.613.6%181,327
40-44107.48.5%94,457
45-4930.82.5%22,501
50-542.00.2%1,212