Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1952

Burkina Faso
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 5.93 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 190,392 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
190,392
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,310,351
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
10-147.80.7%1,904
15-19130.211.0%28,006
20-24265.822.4%50,406
25-29256.821.6%42,886
30-34232.419.6%33,803
35-39170.514.4%21,271
40-4492.87.8%9,611
45-4928.32.4%2,388
50-541.80.2%118