Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1954

Western Africa
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.49 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 3,621,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
3,621,100
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
76,069,617
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
10-1416.21.2%70,151
15-19143.511.0%549,214
20-24260.620.1%875,813
25-29286.322.0%831,245
30-34256.319.7%639,658
35-39192.114.8%408,284
40-44111.18.6%197,571
45-4931.22.4%46,755
50-541.90.1%2,407