Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1995

Middle Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.56
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.56 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 3,993,758 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
3,993,758
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
86,207,946
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
10-1410.80.8%55,543
15-19138.110.5%593,826
20-24256.219.5%964,671
25-29281.521.5%920,554
30-34263.520.1%721,798
35-39210.016.0%472,333
40-44119.99.1%217,282
45-4930.32.3%45,563
50-541.70.1%2,189