Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1992

Western Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.42 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 8,701,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
8,701,393
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
195,589,448
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%176,813
15-19138.910.8%1,426,878
20-24256.520.0%2,154,766
25-29281.421.9%1,976,815
30-34255.419.9%1,489,120
35-39192.015.0%920,093
40-44110.08.6%433,855
45-4933.92.6%116,778
50-542.20.2%6,280