Fertility in Middle Africa, 1970

Middle Africa
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.47 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,912,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
1,912,772
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
40,657,262
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
10-1416.11.2%37,255
15-19148.211.5%287,444
20-24276.621.4%472,281
25-29277.621.5%428,360
30-34247.419.1%336,695
35-39182.514.1%213,681
40-44112.18.7%110,384
45-4931.22.4%25,338
50-542.00.2%1,320