Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1997

Middle Africa
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.50
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.50 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 4,114,622 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
4,114,622
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
90,492,710
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
10-1411.30.9%62,452
15-19137.610.6%621,385
20-24257.819.8%991,216
25-29276.521.3%929,188
30-34263.720.3%751,612
35-39205.215.8%485,387
40-44117.49.0%225,258
45-4929.52.3%45,879
50-541.70.1%2,242