Fertility in Western Africa, 1975

Western Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.89
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.89 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,964,583 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
5,964,583
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
122,120,646
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
10-1417.71.3%127,636
15-19176.712.8%1,065,206
20-24281.220.4%1,431,465
25-29292.221.2%1,272,354
30-34257.818.7%997,903
35-39197.814.3%653,436
40-44121.08.8%337,551
45-4932.22.3%75,331
50-541.90.1%3,699