Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1993

Middle Africa
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.60 children per woman in 1993 — 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, 3,690,459 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
3,690,459
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
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
102.9
Population
79,945,606
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
10-1411.70.9%55,665
15-19142.310.8%567,584
20-24263.620.0%913,803
25-29280.121.2%830,516
30-34261.019.8%648,949
35-39209.915.9%428,714
40-44120.69.1%199,699
45-4930.42.3%43,481
50-541.70.1%2,040