Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ghana, 2027

Ghana
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ghana is projected at 3.22 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.4 years old. In total, 909,465 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
909,465
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
36,328,263
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
10-141.50.2%3,085
15-1954.88.5%101,222
20-24133.920.8%220,571
25-29158.024.6%228,319
30-34147.122.9%188,314
35-3999.215.4%118,141
40-4438.36.0%41,024
45-499.31.4%8,417
50-540.50.1%371