Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ghana, 2028

Ghana
2028
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ghana is projected at 3.18 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (156 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.4 years old. In total, 916,517 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
916,517
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
36,959,314
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%3,016
15-1954.18.5%102,357
20-24132.820.9%222,441
25-29156.424.6%232,044
30-34145.822.9%188,711
35-3998.015.4%118,442
40-4437.45.9%40,782
45-499.01.4%8,351
50-540.50.1%374