Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1992

Middle Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.63 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 3,573,925 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
3,573,925
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
77,389,189
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
10-1412.40.9%56,784
15-19140.210.6%542,881
20-24265.320.0%890,157
25-29280.421.1%800,827
30-34262.719.8%628,612
35-39211.415.9%414,800
40-44121.59.2%194,887
45-4930.72.3%42,943
50-541.70.1%2,026