Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 1997

Burkina Faso
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.72 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 501,905 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
501,905
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
10,934,223
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
10-145.10.4%3,706
15-19135.210.1%81,436
20-24285.021.2%134,812
25-29290.321.6%110,689
30-34264.519.7%83,974
35-39211.715.7%55,849
40-44118.68.8%25,554
45-4932.12.4%5,591
50-541.80.1%293