Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2002

Middle Africa
2002
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.35 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,678,822 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
4,678,822
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
105,569,806
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
10-1410.40.8%68,080
15-19137.110.8%747,044
20-24256.620.2%1,143,948
25-29270.721.3%1,023,244
30-34257.820.3%845,904
35-39199.415.7%551,232
40-44108.18.5%246,186
45-4927.72.2%50,910
50-541.60.1%2,279