Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1952

Western Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.47 children per woman in 1952 — 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, 3,465,684 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
3,465,684
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
73,200,653
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%66,044
15-19143.111.1%528,690
20-24259.720.1%838,348
25-29285.422.0%795,299
30-34255.519.7%613,281
35-39191.414.8%388,200
40-44110.78.6%188,806
45-4931.12.4%44,665
50-541.90.1%2,327