Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1985

Middle Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.71
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.71 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 2,895,367 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
2,895,367
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
61,913,109
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
10-1414.21.1%52,762
15-19149.511.1%471,678
20-24273.520.4%726,382
25-29279.220.8%623,008
30-34262.819.6%485,482
35-39207.215.4%327,755
40-44122.49.1%169,509
45-4931.12.3%36,993
50-541.80.1%1,792