Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burundi, 1971

Burundi
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.21
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burundi was 7.21 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.8 years old. In total, 173,238 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.21
Births
173,238
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
30.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
3,617,289
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
10-142.50.2%561
15-1992.36.4%18,478
20-24267.418.6%42,446
25-29321.022.3%41,586
30-34314.621.8%33,752
35-39252.517.5%22,379
40-44153.210.6%11,538
45-4935.92.5%2,382
50-542.00.1%118