Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1978

Western Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.97
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.97 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 6,486,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
6,486,035
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
132,851,790
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
10-1417.21.2%134,679
15-19168.512.1%1,115,127
20-24288.420.7%1,600,943
25-29297.021.3%1,386,198
30-34266.119.1%1,089,500
35-39199.114.3%706,259
40-44121.98.7%366,008
45-4933.02.4%83,120
50-542.00.1%4,198