Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1992

Burkina Faso
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.94
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.94 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 448,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
448,393
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
9,629,276
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%4,640
15-19136.29.8%67,700
20-24291.921.0%118,802
25-29296.521.4%100,665
30-34272.519.7%76,577
35-39223.316.1%51,118
40-44121.58.8%22,448
45-4935.22.5%6,143
50-542.10.1%298