Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1983

Middle Africa
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.69
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.69 children per woman in 1983 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 2,713,476 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
2,713,476
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
58,274,998
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
10-1415.11.1%52,883
15-19147.911.1%436,594
20-24274.420.5%680,279
25-29280.020.9%581,069
30-34261.519.5%451,032
35-39204.915.3%314,092
40-44121.19.0%160,248
45-4931.22.3%35,535
50-541.80.1%1,746