Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Burundi, 1978

Burundi
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Burundi was 7.26 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (330 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 198,859 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
198,859
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
4,100,338
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
10-142.80.2%731
15-1988.26.1%19,394
20-24276.419.0%52,313
25-29330.122.7%50,704
30-34317.321.9%36,828
35-39251.417.3%24,373
40-44147.310.1%11,885
45-4936.72.5%2,504
50-542.10.1%126