Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1978

Middle Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.63 children per woman in 1978 — 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 29.4 years old. In total, 2,306,628 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
2,306,628
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
50,220,328
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
10-1415.01.1%44,979
15-19148.511.2%368,117
20-24275.420.8%566,779
25-29280.221.1%483,521
30-34256.819.4%400,046
35-39197.014.9%269,140
40-44118.68.9%140,814
45-4931.62.4%31,655
50-541.90.1%1,580