Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1991

Western Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.48 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 8,519,610 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
8,519,610
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
190,396,972
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
10-1414.31.1%171,783
15-19140.610.9%1,392,587
20-24259.420.0%2,113,227
25-29282.621.8%1,935,145
30-34257.319.9%1,455,587
35-39193.014.9%899,401
40-44111.48.6%430,153
45-4934.12.6%115,581
50-542.20.2%6,156