Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1953

Burkina Faso
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 5.97 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 194,157 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
194,157
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,361,317
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%1,928
15-19130.910.9%28,613
20-24267.722.4%51,204
25-29258.921.7%43,600
30-34234.419.6%34,482
35-39172.114.4%21,801
40-4493.77.8%9,943
45-4928.52.4%2,463
50-541.80.2%123