Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1986

Middle Africa
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.72 children per woman in 1986 — 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, 2,994,417 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
2,994,417
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
63,867,499
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
10-1414.11.0%53,656
15-19150.311.2%489,367
20-24274.020.4%752,830
25-29279.020.8%645,411
30-34263.319.6%504,551
35-39208.115.5%335,147
40-44122.59.1%173,879
45-4931.12.3%37,746
50-541.80.1%1,836