Fertility in Western Africa, 1955

Western Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.51
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.51 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,702,295 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
3,702,295
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
77,575,201
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
10-1416.51.3%72,990
15-19144.511.1%562,647
20-24260.920.0%893,661
25-29286.622.0%849,277
30-34256.619.7%652,879
35-39192.514.8%418,133
40-44111.48.6%202,426
45-4931.32.4%47,814
50-541.90.1%2,470