Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2012

Western Africa
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa was 5.60 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 13,734,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
13,734,063
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
338,853,555
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
10-146.60.6%133,021
15-19123.811.0%2,132,214
20-24231.720.6%3,449,133
25-29249.822.3%3,237,160
30-34227.220.2%2,507,095
35-39165.114.7%1,476,540
40-4486.37.7%615,740
45-4929.82.7%174,171
50-541.90.2%9,001