Fertility in Middle Africa, 2005

Middle Africa
2005
Total fertility rate: 6.28
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.28 children per woman in 2005 — 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, 5,100,963 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
5,100,963
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
116,027,276
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
10-149.80.8%71,001
15-19137.210.9%832,722
20-24255.820.4%1,277,208
25-29268.221.4%1,104,085
30-34254.420.3%899,128
35-39197.315.7%597,611
40-44104.48.3%262,258
45-4926.72.1%54,551
50-541.50.1%2,409