Fertility in Western Africa, 1961

Western Africa
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.56 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,221,575 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
4,221,575
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
87,748,712
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
10-1418.51.4%90,193
15-19163.712.5%713,283
20-24261.519.9%997,738
25-29281.121.4%937,654
30-34252.719.3%726,249
35-39190.914.5%467,826
40-44111.48.5%232,166
45-4930.92.4%53,762
50-541.90.1%2,697