This statistic shows the fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2020. 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 2020, the fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa amounted to 4.56 children per woman.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2010 to 2020
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World Bank. (September 16, 2022). Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2010 to 2020." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2022). Sub-Saharan Africa: Fertility rate from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Fertility Rate from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805638/fertility-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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