Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1968

Burkina Faso
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.65 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 259,449 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
259,449
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
5,418,644
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
10-148.80.7%2,689
15-19142.810.8%36,770
20-24293.722.1%70,605
25-29288.021.7%58,467
30-34261.619.7%44,590
35-39195.214.7%28,745
40-44106.08.0%13,905
45-4930.12.3%3,498
50-541.80.1%180