Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1993

Burkina Faso
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.89
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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.89 children per woman in 1993 — 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, 455,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
455,606
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
9,871,713
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
10-147.20.5%4,574
15-19128.09.3%66,048
20-24291.121.1%121,340
25-29296.821.6%103,104
30-34273.519.9%78,766
35-39222.816.2%52,509
40-44121.78.8%22,986
45-4934.02.5%5,973
50-542.00.1%301