Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burundi, 1972

Burundi
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burundi was 7.21 children per woman in 1972 — 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, 176,528 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.21
Births
176,528
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
30.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
3,617,128
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%572
15-1990.56.3%18,228
20-24269.518.7%44,593
25-29321.022.3%42,170
30-34313.621.8%34,154
35-39252.517.5%22,683
40-44153.610.7%11,636
45-4935.82.5%2,377
50-542.00.1%118