Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 2004

Burkina Faso
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.22
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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.22 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 595,700 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.22
Births
595,700
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
13,500,534
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
10-146.30.5%5,378
15-19124.510.0%93,209
20-24253.620.4%160,368
25-29272.321.9%137,318
30-34249.920.1%98,817
35-39195.115.7%63,729
40-44109.28.8%29,543
45-4931.62.5%7,006
50-541.90.2%332