Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2012

Middle Africa
2012
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.12 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 6,260,190 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
6,260,190
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
145,133,649
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
10-147.50.6%67,111
15-19136.211.1%1,036,612
20-24253.920.7%1,623,064
25-29266.421.8%1,414,689
30-34245.220.0%1,059,130
35-39189.715.5%687,097
40-4498.78.1%305,634
45-4924.92.0%64,086
50-541.30.1%2,765