Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1957

Western Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.53 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 3,869,290 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
3,869,290
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
80,739,886
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
10-1417.31.3%79,179
15-19148.611.4%599,433
20-24260.819.9%926,485
25-29286.421.9%883,682
30-34256.619.6%679,111
35-39192.714.7%436,416
40-44111.78.5%212,599
45-4931.32.4%49,829
50-541.90.1%2,574