Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1969

Burkina Faso
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.66 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 263,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
263,324
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
5,513,177
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
10-149.00.7%2,802
15-19143.710.8%38,043
20-24294.322.1%70,175
25-29288.621.7%59,855
30-34262.319.7%45,505
35-39196.014.7%29,151
40-44106.58.0%14,078
45-4930.12.3%3,534
50-541.80.1%181