Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1968

Western Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.67
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.67 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,938,582 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
4,938,582
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
102,533,438
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
10-1418.01.3%105,381
15-19162.012.1%802,909
20-24277.220.8%1,219,065
25-29281.421.1%1,086,454
30-34252.518.9%837,561
35-39193.914.5%545,798
40-44115.78.7%275,283
45-4931.22.3%62,944
50-541.90.1%3,200