Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1973

Burkina Faso
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.77
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.77 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 282,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
282,586
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
5,911,927
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%3,316
15-19149.011.0%43,843
20-24298.422.1%71,719
25-29289.721.4%64,000
30-34264.619.6%49,331
35-39200.414.8%31,540
40-44109.98.1%15,026
45-4929.62.2%3,623
50-541.70.1%186