Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1965

Burkina Faso
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.47
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.47 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 243,947 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
243,947
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
5,152,833
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%2,404
15-19143.211.0%36,258
20-24286.522.1%66,079
25-29280.721.6%53,960
30-34254.619.6%41,475
35-39189.314.6%27,185
40-44102.87.9%13,107
45-4929.72.3%3,310
50-541.80.1%170