Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1969

Western Africa
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.69 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,059,870 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
5,059,870
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
104,961,150
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
10-1418.21.4%109,290
15-19164.112.3%838,015
20-24276.920.7%1,232,928
25-29282.021.1%1,112,988
30-34252.218.8%854,506
35-39195.114.6%561,303
40-44116.78.7%283,303
45-4931.22.3%64,287
50-541.90.1%3,262