Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1972

Middle Africa
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.54
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.54 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,004,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
2,004,590
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
42,807,253
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
10-1416.71.3%41,177
15-19149.411.4%306,989
20-24277.421.2%484,410
25-29279.521.4%446,494
30-34249.719.1%350,686
35-39186.914.3%228,451
40-44114.18.7%118,055
45-4931.42.4%26,937
50-542.00.2%1,386