Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1998

Middle Africa
1998
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.48 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 4,174,380 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
4,174,380
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
93,115,518
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
10-1411.40.9%65,568
15-19137.410.6%639,177
20-24258.119.9%1,002,634
25-29274.921.2%932,274
30-34263.820.3%764,608
35-39203.415.7%491,749
40-44116.49.0%229,486
45-4929.42.3%46,613
50-541.70.1%2,248