Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burundi, 1956

Burundi
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burundi was 6.93 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 123,395 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
123,395
Births per 1,000 people
48.3
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
2,555,308
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
10-143.60.3%535
15-1996.06.9%12,319
20-24262.518.9%28,746
25-29304.522.0%28,591
30-34296.221.4%24,467
35-39239.417.3%17,462
40-44146.710.6%9,267
45-4935.32.5%1,912
50-542.00.1%91