Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1988

Burkina Faso
1988
Total fertility rate: 7.11
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.11 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 414,120 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.11
Births
414,120
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
8,687,436
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
10-147.00.5%3,700
15-19146.810.3%64,373
20-24288.920.3%107,153
25-29298.221.0%91,780
30-34281.419.8%70,639
35-39232.516.4%46,675
40-44127.18.9%23,627
45-4937.42.6%5,891
50-542.10.2%284