Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2004

Middle Africa
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.29 children per woman in 2004 — 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, 4,940,079 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.29
Births
4,940,079
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
112,366,298
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
10-149.90.8%68,951
15-19137.410.9%805,397
20-24255.620.3%1,226,308
25-29267.921.3%1,066,799
30-34256.020.4%881,610
35-39197.615.7%580,238
40-44105.08.3%255,170
45-4927.02.2%53,243
50-541.50.1%2,367