Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1995

Western Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.24 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 9,290,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
9,290,934
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
211,868,653
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
10-1412.41.0%165,224
15-19134.510.8%1,536,054
20-24248.019.9%2,313,390
25-29278.022.3%2,128,272
30-34252.020.2%1,610,280
35-39185.714.9%972,342
40-44102.08.2%438,860
45-4933.52.7%119,836
50-542.10.2%6,679