Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2027

Western Africa
2027
Total fertility rate: 4.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 4.10 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 15,311,632 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
4.10
Births
15,311,632
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
487,380,493
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
10-142.20.3%65,381
15-1983.310.1%2,238,181
20-24186.222.7%4,305,709
25-29196.123.9%3,713,574
30-34170.520.8%2,682,036
35-39114.113.9%1,539,684
40-4452.36.4%609,441
45-4915.41.9%150,386
50-540.90.1%7,242