Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1985

Western Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.74 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 7,546,092 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
7,546,092
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
162,057,176
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
10-1416.41.2%159,652
15-19153.611.4%1,247,410
20-24277.820.6%1,918,058
25-29291.821.7%1,677,732
30-34258.619.2%1,236,112
35-39197.814.7%793,931
40-44115.88.6%407,284
45-4933.82.5%100,659
50-542.10.2%5,258