Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1996

Middle Africa
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.52
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.52 children per woman in 1996 — 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, 4,082,847 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
4,082,847
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
88,437,181
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
10-1411.00.8%58,459
15-19138.710.6%612,796
20-24257.819.7%988,465
25-29278.621.3%932,829
30-34262.920.1%740,662
35-39206.915.8%480,450
40-44118.19.0%221,320
45-4929.82.3%45,650
50-541.70.1%2,221