Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1972

Western Africa
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.78
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.78 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,465,333 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.78
Births
5,465,333
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
112,881,636
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
10-1418.21.3%119,524
15-19168.612.4%933,752
20-24276.520.4%1,296,829
25-29287.721.2%1,204,824
30-34254.218.7%919,321
35-39197.314.6%607,427
40-44119.78.8%310,777
45-4931.72.3%69,408
50-541.90.1%3,479