Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1956

Western Africa
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.52 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 3,785,886 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
3,785,886
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
79,131,890
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
10-1416.81.3%75,825
15-19145.511.1%576,806
20-24261.320.0%911,530
25-29287.022.0%867,891
30-34257.019.7%666,820
35-39192.814.8%427,949
40-44111.78.6%207,624
45-4931.32.4%48,913
50-541.90.1%2,527