Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1991

Middle Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.66 children per woman in 1991 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 3,471,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
3,471,133
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
74,863,356
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
10-1412.81.0%56,949
15-19141.810.7%533,274
20-24267.720.1%870,073
25-29279.121.0%769,082
30-34263.419.8%607,093
35-39211.915.9%399,914
40-44121.89.2%190,674
45-4930.92.3%42,072
50-541.70.1%1,998