Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1956

Burkina Faso
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.09 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 204,826 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
204,826
Births per 1,000 people
45.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,526,654
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%2,025
15-19133.310.9%30,564
20-24272.322.3%53,706
25-29264.221.7%45,440
30-34239.319.6%36,206
35-39176.214.4%23,241
40-4495.77.8%10,817
45-4928.92.4%2,693
50-541.80.1%134