Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1981

Western Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.91
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.91 children per woman in 1981 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 6,962,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.91
Births
6,962,951
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
145,011,784
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%151,312
15-19161.011.6%1,169,657
20-24282.720.5%1,726,175
25-29296.621.5%1,518,975
30-34267.419.3%1,150,159
35-39200.814.5%762,733
40-44120.58.7%388,772
45-4933.42.4%90,498
50-542.10.1%4,652