Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1989

Burkina Faso
1989
Total fertility rate: 7.05
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 7.05 children per woman in 1989 — 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, 422,134 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.05
Births
422,134
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
8,921,175
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
10-147.50.5%4,155
15-19145.410.3%65,559
20-24290.720.7%110,538
25-29296.721.1%93,754
30-34277.119.7%71,706
35-39228.216.2%47,449
40-44122.68.7%22,661
45-4937.22.6%6,020
50-542.20.2%293