Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1974

Burkina Faso
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.84
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.84 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 289,230 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
289,230
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,024,904
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
10-148.80.6%3,135
15-19146.510.7%44,224
20-24300.922.0%74,370
25-29292.021.4%63,882
30-34268.819.7%51,199
35-39205.215.0%32,872
40-44113.78.3%15,697
45-4929.72.2%3,669
50-541.70.1%186