Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1988

Middle Africa
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.72 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 3,187,666 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
3,187,666
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
68,003,841
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
10-1414.01.0%56,540
15-19147.411.0%509,551
20-24272.920.3%803,634
25-29278.320.7%692,008
30-34264.619.7%546,202
35-39210.515.7%356,665
40-44122.69.1%181,779
45-4931.12.3%39,357
50-541.80.1%1,933