Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1983

Burkina Faso
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.25 children per woman in 1983 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 369,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
369,411
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,551,129
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%3,820
15-19143.39.9%55,262
20-24295.020.3%95,359
25-29300.720.7%79,389
30-34290.720.0%61,325
35-39238.416.4%46,490
40-44139.19.6%23,008
45-4932.52.2%4,555
50-541.70.1%206