Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 2003

Burkina Faso
2003
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.28 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 582,049 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
582,049
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
13,082,532
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
10-145.80.5%4,838
15-19128.710.2%93,868
20-24262.220.9%159,966
25-29270.721.5%130,078
30-34251.220.0%95,682
35-39195.615.6%61,848
40-44109.78.7%28,756
45-4931.32.5%6,695
50-541.80.1%313