Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1995

Burkina Faso
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.81 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 478,234 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
478,234
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
10,386,722
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
10-146.00.4%4,055
15-19132.09.7%73,742
20-24290.221.3%128,089
25-29293.321.5%106,750
30-34267.719.7%80,983
35-39217.716.0%54,360
40-44120.68.9%24,401
45-4932.12.4%5,559
50-541.90.1%295