Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2003

Middle Africa
2003
Total fertility rate: 6.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.31 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,801,322 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.31
Births
4,801,322
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
108,868,617
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
10-1410.20.8%68,768
15-19137.910.9%779,840
20-24255.820.3%1,182,167
25-29268.321.3%1,039,601
30-34256.320.3%861,989
35-39197.915.7%563,728
40-44106.78.5%251,059
45-4927.32.2%51,864
50-541.50.1%2,303