Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 1999

Western Africa
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 6.04 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 10,203,172 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
10,203,172
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
236,091,991
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
10-1412.51.0%182,117
15-19130.910.8%1,673,359
20-24239.419.8%2,589,978
25-29266.522.1%2,324,874
30-34244.120.2%1,744,099
35-39182.815.1%1,083,708
40-4497.38.1%470,476
45-4932.32.7%127,879
50-542.00.2%6,675