Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Rwanda, 1957

Rwanda
1957
Total fertility rate: 8.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Rwanda was 8.26 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (367 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 151,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.26
Births
151,320
Births per 1,000 people
55.1
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
2,747,874
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
10-144.60.3%663
15-19112.96.8%13,220
20-24335.520.3%38,325
25-29366.822.2%39,305
30-34352.721.3%31,370
35-39296.317.9%18,816
40-44136.48.2%7,241
45-4946.52.8%2,266
50-543.00.2%115