Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1988

Western Africa
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.61 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 7,986,341 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
7,986,341
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
175,848,854
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
10-1414.61.1%158,857
15-19145.211.0%1,293,772
20-24268.320.3%2,006,431
25-29290.322.0%1,824,038
30-34257.019.5%1,333,317
35-39195.114.8%834,971
40-44113.38.6%419,307
45-4934.62.6%109,824
50-542.20.2%5,819