Fertility in Western Africa, 1950

Western Africa
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.46 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,318,678 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
3,318,678
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
70,442,149
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
10-1415.81.2%63,525
15-19143.111.1%508,963
20-24259.320.1%801,982
25-29285.322.1%762,263
30-34255.319.7%586,499
35-39191.014.8%369,383
40-44110.78.6%180,939
45-4931.12.4%42,845
50-541.90.1%2,278