Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1987

Middle Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.73
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.73 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 3,093,147 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
3,093,147
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
65,900,368
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%55,314
15-19149.411.1%501,598
20-24274.320.4%780,230
25-29278.520.7%667,901
30-34263.919.6%524,830
35-39209.415.6%344,594
40-44122.79.1%178,390
45-4931.02.3%38,418
50-541.80.1%1,874