Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1973

Middle Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.55 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,051,355 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
2,051,355
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
43,977,525
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
10-1416.31.2%41,508
15-19149.611.4%317,171
20-24277.121.2%494,596
25-29279.521.3%453,029
30-34250.619.1%358,275
35-39188.514.4%235,743
40-44114.88.8%121,848
45-4931.52.4%27,776
50-542.00.2%1,412