Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1971

Western Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.75
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.75 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,328,489 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
5,328,489
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
110,140,305
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
10-1418.31.4%116,474
15-19166.212.3%896,560
20-24277.520.6%1,276,887
25-29286.221.2%1,179,161
30-34252.818.7%895,038
35-39196.814.6%591,976
40-44118.88.8%301,356
45-4931.62.3%67,632
50-541.90.1%3,410