Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1966

Middle Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.32
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.32 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,734,975 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
1,734,975
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
36,884,028
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
10-1415.11.2%31,267
15-19146.111.5%257,626
20-24273.621.6%439,246
25-29272.921.6%391,121
30-34242.919.2%306,299
35-39173.713.7%187,637
40-44108.48.6%97,484
45-4931.02.4%23,056
50-542.00.2%1,229