Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 2006

Burkina Faso
2006
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 6.17 children per woman in 2006 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 637,917 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
637,917
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
14,373,707
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
10-145.20.4%4,658
15-19126.910.3%99,475
20-24254.420.6%172,137
25-29271.822.0%150,395
30-34247.820.1%106,485
35-39192.015.5%66,910
40-44104.98.5%30,268
45-4930.52.5%7,249
50-541.80.1%340