Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1968

Middle Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.40
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.40 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,824,286 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
1,824,286
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
38,706,472
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
10-1415.51.2%33,945
15-19146.511.4%268,758
20-24275.821.5%459,673
25-29275.521.5%408,601
30-34245.919.2%322,778
35-39178.513.9%200,969
40-44110.58.6%104,081
45-4931.12.4%24,205
50-542.00.2%1,275