Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1994

Burkina Faso
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.84
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.84 children per woman in 1994 — 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, 465,852 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
465,852
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
10,123,798
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
10-146.80.5%4,501
15-19128.99.4%69,228
20-24290.821.3%124,472
25-29296.021.6%105,218
30-34269.319.7%79,466
35-39220.016.1%53,357
40-44120.78.8%23,586
45-4932.82.4%5,723
50-542.00.1%299