Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1982

Western Africa
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.89
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.89 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 7,124,928 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
7,124,928
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
149,295,160
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
10-1417.61.3%155,547
15-19157.911.5%1,179,603
20-24283.320.6%1,786,706
25-29296.021.5%1,561,524
30-34265.119.3%1,166,878
35-39202.014.7%781,980
40-44119.78.7%395,339
45-4933.32.4%92,589
50-542.10.2%4,771