Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1986

Burkina Faso
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.22
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.22 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 399,947 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.22
Births
399,947
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
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
8,228,847
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
10-147.80.5%3,833
15-19151.110.5%63,034
20-24293.720.3%103,510
25-29297.120.6%86,507
30-34285.219.8%67,202
35-39234.916.3%45,695
40-44136.29.4%24,574
45-4935.52.5%5,342
50-541.90.1%248