Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Rwanda, 1982

Rwanda
1982
Total fertility rate: 8.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Rwanda was 8.06 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (368 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.4 years old. In total, 299,212 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.06
Births
299,212
Births per 1,000 people
52.4
Mean age of mothers
31.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
5,711,549
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
10-141.80.1%617
15-1970.64.4%21,144
20-24283.917.6%77,203
25-29368.322.8%84,390
30-34361.922.4%63,283
35-39301.418.7%33,730
40-44181.711.3%15,166
45-4943.12.7%3,487
50-542.60.2%194