Fertility in Middle Africa, 2055

Middle Africa
2055
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Middle Africa is projected at 3.22 children per woman in 2055 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.6 years old. In total, 11,797,129 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
11,797,129
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
454,919,221
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
10-142.50.4%61,026
15-1959.79.3%1,368,645
20-24131.020.3%2,774,542
25-29149.623.2%2,893,707
30-34142.322.1%2,458,928
35-39100.115.5%1,505,316
40-4447.77.4%611,072
45-4911.31.7%118,866
50-540.60.1%5,025