Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1953

Western Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.48 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,544,024 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
3,544,024
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
74,616,742
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
10-1415.91.2%67,546
15-19143.211.0%538,853
20-24260.220.1%857,558
25-29285.822.0%813,502
30-34256.019.7%626,900
35-39191.814.8%398,464
40-44110.98.6%193,132
45-4931.22.4%45,721
50-541.90.1%2,359