Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1987

Western Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.64 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 7,823,832 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
7,823,832
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
171,121,360
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
10-1415.01.1%157,153
15-19148.811.2%1,283,954
20-24270.620.4%1,970,500
25-29290.521.9%1,771,635
30-34256.819.3%1,295,156
35-39195.614.7%815,990
40-44114.28.6%416,920
45-4934.42.6%106,902
50-542.20.2%5,621