Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1966

Burkina Faso
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.53
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.53 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 249,007 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
249,007
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
5,237,933
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
10-148.70.7%2,518
15-19143.010.9%36,077
20-24288.722.1%68,042
25-29283.021.7%55,382
30-34256.919.7%42,387
35-39191.214.6%27,677
40-44103.87.9%13,372
45-4929.82.3%3,375
50-541.80.1%175