Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1971

Burkina Faso
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.70 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 271,837 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
271,837
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
5,707,999
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
10-149.60.7%3,161
15-19145.210.9%40,602
20-24295.722.1%69,770
25-29289.221.6%62,761
30-34262.919.6%47,296
35-39197.214.7%30,066
40-44107.18.0%14,402
45-4929.92.2%3,592
50-541.80.1%186