Fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022

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Aaron O'Neill,
Jan 31, 2025

This statistic shows the fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2022. The fertility rate is the average number of children born to one woman while being of child-bearing age. Sub-Saharan Africa includes almost all countries south of the Sahara desert. In 2022, the fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa amounted to 4.53 children per woman.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022

CharacteristicNumber of children born per woman
2022 4.53
2021 4.6
2020 4.67
2019 4.73
2018 4.79
2017 4.84
2016 4.9
2015 4.96
2014 5.01
2013 5.08
2012 5.16
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