Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1978

Burkina Faso
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.15
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.15 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 324,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.15
Births
324,695
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,590,984
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
10-147.50.5%2,968
15-19148.110.4%49,829
20-24303.821.3%84,457
25-29302.021.1%67,282
30-34283.519.8%58,167
35-39225.215.8%39,186
40-44127.58.9%18,791
45-4929.92.1%3,834
50-541.60.1%179