Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2033

Western Africa
2033
Total fertility rate: 3.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2033  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 3.64 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 16,153,768 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.64
Births
16,153,768
Births per 1,000 people
29.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
551,710,970
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
10-141.50.2%46,612
15-1972.610.0%2,158,493
20-24169.523.3%4,652,615
25-29177.724.4%4,171,170
30-34152.821.0%2,881,498
35-3999.013.6%1,527,378
40-4443.35.9%572,330
45-4912.01.6%136,888
50-540.70.1%6,784