Fertility in Western Africa, 1960

Western Africa
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.55
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.55 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,126,284 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
4,126,284
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
85,886,189
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
10-1418.61.4%88,741
15-19159.912.2%683,094
20-24260.519.9%975,474
25-29282.721.6%924,574
30-34253.719.4%713,409
35-39191.214.6%458,842
40-44111.38.5%226,788
45-4931.02.4%52,695
50-541.90.1%2,672