Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1962

Western Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.57 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 4,321,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
4,321,590
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
89,659,727
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
10-1418.31.4%91,443
15-19167.412.7%743,479
20-24262.820.0%1,024,205
25-29279.821.3%952,931
30-34252.119.2%738,734
35-39190.914.5%476,230
40-44111.68.5%237,028
45-4930.82.3%54,816
50-541.80.1%2,724