Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1971

Middle Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.49
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.49 children per woman in 1971 — 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, 1,955,592 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
1,955,592
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
41,704,502
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
10-1416.41.3%39,205
15-19149.111.5%297,557
20-24276.421.3%476,531
25-29278.221.4%437,218
30-34247.819.1%342,870
35-39184.514.2%220,751
40-44112.98.7%114,031
45-4931.32.4%26,076
50-542.00.2%1,348