Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1982

Burkina Faso
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.25 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 360,517 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
360,517
Births per 1,000 people
49.1
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,340,197
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
10-149.30.6%4,051
15-19146.210.1%54,856
20-24292.920.2%91,943
25-29300.220.7%76,691
30-34291.020.1%59,856
35-39239.316.5%46,273
40-44138.79.6%22,378
45-4931.22.2%4,279
50-541.60.1%190