Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1964

Burkina Faso
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.42
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.42 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 239,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
239,047
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
5,071,034
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
10-148.50.7%2,335
15-19142.111.0%36,253
20-24284.422.1%64,172
25-29278.421.6%52,616
30-34252.519.6%40,687
35-39187.514.6%26,724
40-44101.87.9%12,849
45-4929.52.3%3,247
50-541.80.1%166