Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1976

Western Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.91
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.91 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 6,125,434 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
6,125,434
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
125,519,732
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
10-1417.31.3%128,023
15-19174.012.6%1,081,223
20-24283.020.5%1,481,356
25-29293.821.3%1,305,355
30-34260.718.9%1,032,025
35-39197.714.3%669,263
40-44121.28.8%346,525
45-4932.42.3%77,807
50-541.90.1%3,852