Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2011

Middle Africa
2011
Total fertility rate: 6.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.16 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 6,092,955 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
6,092,955
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
140,439,178
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
10-148.10.7%69,704
15-19136.811.1%1,008,510
20-24255.320.7%1,579,609
25-29266.721.6%1,361,959
30-34246.620.0%1,028,445
35-39191.415.5%675,182
40-44100.98.2%303,791
45-4925.32.1%63,029
50-541.40.1%2,729