Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1981

Burkina Faso
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.26 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 352,518 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
352,518
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,140,271
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
10-149.40.6%4,009
15-19150.310.4%54,914
20-24292.420.2%89,095
25-29300.820.7%74,353
30-34289.920.0%59,113
35-39238.816.5%45,132
40-44137.99.5%21,732
45-4929.72.1%3,995
50-541.50.1%174