Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1979

Middle Africa
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.64 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 2,391,538 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
2,391,538
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
51,796,806
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
10-1415.41.2%47,862
15-19147.211.1%379,100
20-24275.120.7%591,320
25-29280.521.1%504,298
30-34257.819.4%410,171
35-39198.915.0%278,978
40-44119.49.0%145,667
45-4931.62.4%32,522
50-541.90.1%1,627