Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1965

Western Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.61 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 4,611,064 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
4,611,064
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
95,768,922
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
10-1418.01.4%97,245
15-19167.912.7%777,766
20-24268.620.3%1,118,015
25-29279.621.1%1,013,055
30-34251.719.0%783,735
35-39191.814.5%507,060
40-44112.78.5%252,710
45-4930.82.3%58,581
50-541.90.1%2,909