Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 1999

Middle Africa
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.46 children per woman in 1999 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 4,316,976 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
4,316,976
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
96,143,046
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
10-1411.50.9%68,049
15-19137.510.7%667,269
20-24259.120.1%1,042,302
25-29274.821.3%961,459
30-34263.120.4%790,905
35-39200.415.5%502,811
40-44114.38.9%234,180
45-4929.02.2%47,750
50-541.60.1%2,254