Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2014

Middle Africa
2014
Total fertility rate: 6.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa was 6.01 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 6,564,146 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
6,564,146
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
154,986,639
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
10-146.90.6%65,673
15-19130.910.9%1,057,369
20-24249.720.8%1,701,847
25-29262.821.8%1,503,696
30-34243.520.2%1,135,263
35-39186.015.5%712,126
40-4497.28.1%317,441
45-4924.72.1%67,754
50-541.30.1%2,975