Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1966

Western Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.63 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 4,716,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
4,716,070
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
97,954,316
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
10-1417.91.3%99,329
15-19165.612.5%781,777
20-24271.320.5%1,153,665
25-29280.321.1%1,037,275
30-34252.019.0%800,981
35-39192.714.5%519,786
40-44113.88.6%260,197
45-4931.02.3%60,048
50-541.90.1%3,004