Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1981

Middle Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.67
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.67 children per woman in 1981 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 2,535,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
2,535,035
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
54,793,871
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
10-1415.91.2%52,452
15-19144.410.8%397,200
20-24274.520.6%631,772
25-29281.521.1%540,923
30-34260.219.5%426,096
35-39202.815.2%297,383
40-44120.89.1%153,402
45-4931.52.4%34,096
50-541.90.1%1,711