Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Rwanda, 2012

Rwanda
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Rwanda was 4.20 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 355,787 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.20
Births
355,787
Births per 1,000 people
32.9
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
10,829,901
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
10-140.30.0%170
15-1940.74.8%23,875
20-24173.520.6%94,047
25-29210.925.0%104,312
30-34190.122.6%74,199
35-39139.416.5%39,836
40-4472.68.6%16,356
45-4914.71.7%2,844
50-540.80.1%150