Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Rwanda, 1971

Rwanda
1971
Total fertility rate: 8.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Rwanda was 8.09 children per woman in 1971 — 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 30.9 years old. In total, 198,650 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.09
Births
198,650
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.3
Population
4,100,044
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
10-142.00.1%559
15-1984.05.2%20,625
20-24310.219.2%56,630
25-29367.122.8%43,691
30-34349.221.6%32,900
35-39300.118.6%27,881
40-44154.99.6%13,258
45-4943.22.7%2,979
50-542.60.2%126