Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1963

Western Africa
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.58
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.58 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 4,414,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
4,414,772
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
91,633,342
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
10-1418.11.4%92,784
15-19168.412.8%759,295
20-24264.220.1%1,052,276
25-29279.321.2%971,208
30-34251.819.1%752,972
35-39191.014.5%485,701
40-44111.88.5%241,776
45-4930.82.3%55,986
50-541.80.1%2,769