Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1973

Western Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.81 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,615,847 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
5,615,847
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
115,777,409
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%122,103
15-19171.512.6%976,183
20-24276.420.3%1,328,609
25-29289.121.2%1,226,659
30-34255.218.7%943,569
35-39197.914.5%623,927
40-44120.48.8%320,094
45-4931.82.3%71,183
50-541.90.1%3,524