Fertility in Togo, 1959

Togo
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.76
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Togo was 6.76 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 78,668 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
78,668
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
1,643,757
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
10-1413.91.0%1,354
15-19135.710.0%10,909
20-24298.322.1%20,640
25-29311.723.1%18,556
30-34265.219.6%13,622
35-39194.414.4%8,632
40-44102.47.6%3,941
45-4928.92.1%964
50-541.80.1%50