Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1974

Middle Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.57
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.57 children per woman in 1974 — 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, 2,100,288 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
2,100,288
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
45,183,140
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
10-1415.81.2%41,576
15-19149.111.4%326,199
20-24276.821.1%508,259
25-29279.721.3%458,373
30-34251.919.2%367,054
35-39190.014.5%242,814
40-44115.88.8%125,923
45-4931.62.4%28,641
50-542.00.1%1,443