Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2031

Western Africa
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 3.78 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 15,886,294 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
15,886,294
Births per 1,000 people
30.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
529,976,438
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
10-141.70.2%52,456
15-1975.710.0%2,201,325
20-24174.923.1%4,575,982
25-29183.524.2%4,019,269
30-34158.320.9%2,779,836
35-39103.613.7%1,525,959
40-4446.06.1%582,596
45-4913.01.7%141,889
50-540.80.1%6,965