Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1991

Burkina Faso
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.97
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.97 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 441,154 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
441,154
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
9,394,632
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
10-147.70.6%4,596
15-19144.610.4%69,416
20-24291.620.9%116,225
25-29295.421.2%98,152
30-34271.119.5%74,301
35-39224.016.1%49,801
40-44121.18.7%22,272
45-4935.72.6%6,104
50-542.10.1%291