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•African families average 6
children
•Onehalf of population is less
than 16 years old
•Population of Africa will double
in 25 years
•Reasons people have large
families:
Help with chores and
family’s work
Support for parents in
their old age
Status traditionally
the bigger the family,
the more important the
man is
Polygamy (more than
one wife per man)
allows all women to
marry (wives with
more children inherit
more)
11 wives, 77 children
King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, 70 wives and
210 children born between 1920 and 1970
Girls marry very
young, more
reproductive years
Little knowledge and
availability of birth
control
Abortion is against the
law throughout Africa
Tribes want to stay
large and strong
politically