Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1976

Middle Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.60
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.60 children per woman in 1976 — 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, 2,202,764 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
2,202,764
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
47,611,325
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
10-1414.81.1%41,562
15-19147.711.2%343,939
20-24276.621.0%538,336
25-29280.821.3%470,139
30-34254.819.3%386,500
35-39193.414.7%256,649
40-44117.38.9%133,781
45-4931.72.4%30,342
50-541.90.1%1,512