Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1982

Middle Africa
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.68
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.68 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 2,614,867 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
2,614,867
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
56,488,815
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
10-1415.51.2%52,919
15-19145.210.9%413,387
20-24274.220.5%653,811
25-29280.821.0%559,296
30-34260.919.5%436,102
35-39204.015.3%306,090
40-44121.09.1%156,699
45-4931.42.4%34,830
50-541.90.1%1,736