Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1979

Burkina Faso
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.19 children per woman in 1979 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 334,790 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
334,790
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,763,902
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
10-148.50.6%3,449
15-19153.910.7%53,215
20-24300.820.9%86,227
25-29300.720.9%69,367
30-34284.019.7%57,979
35-39228.915.9%40,884
40-44130.59.1%19,662
45-4929.52.0%3,834
50-541.50.1%174