Fertility in Middle Africa, 1975

Middle Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.58 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 2,149,406 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
2,149,406
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
46,406,156
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
10-1415.11.1%40,966
15-19147.611.2%333,194
20-24276.621.0%522,954
25-29280.521.3%464,504
30-34253.519.3%377,032
35-39191.814.6%249,988
40-44116.58.9%129,753
45-4931.72.4%29,530
50-542.00.1%1,483