Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1962

Burkina Faso
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.32
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.32 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 229,473 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
229,473
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,919,672
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
10-148.60.7%2,253
15-19137.410.9%35,246
20-24280.722.2%60,985
25-29274.221.7%50,158
30-34248.519.7%39,368
35-39184.114.6%25,844
40-44100.07.9%12,338
45-4929.32.3%3,120
50-541.80.1%159