Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1989

Middle Africa
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.70 children per woman in 1989 — 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, 3,275,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
3,275,211
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
70,179,212
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
10-1413.61.0%56,428
15-19143.410.7%509,747
20-24272.220.3%829,141
25-29277.720.7%714,548
30-34264.919.8%567,316
35-39211.715.8%371,110
40-44122.69.2%184,739
45-4931.12.3%40,219
50-541.80.1%1,967