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
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Fertility Rate from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
