Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Middle Africa, 2042

Middle Africa
2042
Total fertility rate: 3.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa is projected at 3.93 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.5 years old. In total, 10,520,569 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.93
Births
10,520,569
Births per 1,000 people
30.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
345,098,345
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
10-143.50.4%71,486
15-1978.510.0%1,475,884
20-24163.120.7%2,678,493
25-29177.822.6%2,508,741
30-34166.521.1%1,987,255
35-39121.015.4%1,190,860
40-4461.07.7%499,470
45-4915.01.9%103,896
50-540.80.1%4,490