Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1954

Burkina Faso
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.01 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 197,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
197,495
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,413,876
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
10-147.70.6%1,954
15-19131.610.9%29,208
20-24269.122.4%51,924
25-29260.621.7%44,181
30-34235.919.6%35,053
35-39173.414.4%22,272
40-4494.37.8%10,241
45-4928.62.4%2,534
50-541.80.1%126