Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2028

Middle Africa
2028
Total fertility rate: 5.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa is projected at 5.12 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.4 years old. In total, 8,869,236 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
8,869,236
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
239,676,480
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
10-145.10.5%77,846
15-19107.710.5%1,393,304
20-24213.920.9%2,279,447
25-29227.222.2%2,016,699
30-34211.320.6%1,598,209
35-39157.215.4%995,487
40-4480.67.9%421,379
45-4919.91.9%83,260
50-541.10.1%3,602