Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2004

Western Africa
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.91
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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 5.91 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 11,551,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
11,551,718
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
271,120,320
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
10-1410.90.9%178,174
15-19128.010.8%1,824,946
20-24230.919.5%2,869,068
25-29260.422.0%2,720,875
30-34241.320.4%2,023,188
35-39179.515.2%1,227,406
40-4498.48.3%555,697
45-4931.62.7%144,974
50-542.00.2%7,400