Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2027

Middle Africa
2027
Total fertility rate: 5.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa is projected at 5.20 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.4 years old. In total, 8,717,171 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.20
Births
8,717,171
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
232,795,440
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
10-145.30.5%77,849
15-19109.610.5%1,370,567
20-24217.320.9%2,236,843
25-29230.522.2%1,983,238
30-34214.020.6%1,572,966
35-39159.515.3%978,258
40-4482.07.9%412,380
45-4920.32.0%81,501
50-541.10.1%3,567