Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1983

Western Africa
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.85
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.85 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 7,302,138 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.85
Births
7,302,138
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
153,425,059
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%161,451
15-19158.211.5%1,216,723
20-24283.320.7%1,845,995
25-29294.521.5%1,602,602
30-34261.619.1%1,183,495
35-39201.914.7%793,403
40-44118.18.6%398,969
45-4933.22.4%94,631
50-542.10.2%4,874