Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1964

Western Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.60 children per woman in 1964 — 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, 4,513,737 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
4,513,737
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
93,663,167
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%95,128
15-19168.712.8%770,010
20-24266.220.2%1,083,959
25-29279.421.2%991,775
30-34252.019.1%769,039
35-39191.514.5%496,568
40-44112.28.5%247,152
45-4930.82.3%57,272
50-541.80.1%2,839