Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1985

Burkina Faso
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.24 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 391,358 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.24
Births
391,358
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
7,999,934
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
10-148.10.6%3,874
15-19151.910.5%61,801
20-24297.920.6%102,110
25-29297.220.5%83,884
30-34285.419.7%64,949
35-39233.616.1%45,344
40-44137.89.5%24,150
45-4934.22.4%5,017
50-541.80.1%229