Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1969

Middle Africa
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.44
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.44 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,869,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
1,869,004
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
39,658,279
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
10-1415.71.2%35,394
15-19147.411.4%278,065
20-24276.421.5%466,367
25-29276.721.5%418,236
30-34246.819.2%330,111
35-39180.614.0%207,435
40-44111.48.6%107,314
45-4931.22.4%24,776
50-542.00.2%1,299