Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1994

Middle Africa
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.57 children per woman in 1994 — 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, 3,785,113 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
3,785,113
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
83,073,682
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
10-1411.20.9%55,525
15-19141.710.8%582,380
20-24259.919.8%925,559
25-29279.721.3%856,994
30-34260.419.8%669,732
35-39209.515.9%443,804
40-44119.79.1%205,226
45-4930.12.3%43,818
50-541.70.1%2,074