Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1957

Burkina Faso
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.13 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 208,423 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
208,423
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,586,572
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%2,066
15-19133.810.9%31,203
20-24273.522.3%54,722
25-29265.721.7%46,041
30-34240.619.6%36,726
35-39177.314.5%23,685
40-4496.37.9%11,072
45-4929.02.4%2,771
50-541.80.1%137