Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1958

Burkina Faso
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.17 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 212,549 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
212,549
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,647,280
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
10-147.90.6%2,112
15-19134.510.9%31,908
20-24275.222.3%55,957
25-29267.621.7%46,768
30-34242.419.6%37,302
35-39178.814.5%24,166
40-4497.17.9%11,343
45-4929.12.4%2,855
50-541.80.1%142