Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1974

Western Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.85
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.85 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,788,517 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.85
Births
5,788,517
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
118,851,430
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
10-1417.81.3%124,396
15-19175.912.8%1,029,981
20-24279.020.4%1,379,727
25-29290.721.2%1,246,892
30-34255.318.6%965,183
35-39197.514.4%637,260
40-44120.68.8%328,311
45-4932.02.3%73,192
50-541.90.1%3,591