Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burkina Faso, 2012

Burkina Faso
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 5.79 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 726,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
726,047
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
17,172,287
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%5,420
15-19127.211.0%114,501
20-24249.821.5%193,781
25-29257.122.2%171,967
30-34231.119.9%127,654
35-39171.814.8%73,935
40-4490.57.8%31,174
45-4925.52.2%7,276
50-541.50.1%342