Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2038

Western Africa
2038
Total fertility rate: 3.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 3.32 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 16,607,660 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.32
Births
16,607,660
Births per 1,000 people
27.4
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
606,570,824
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
10-141.10.2%36,884
15-1964.29.7%1,968,838
20-24157.323.6%4,677,149
25-29164.624.7%4,440,378
30-34140.521.1%3,177,399
35-3989.213.4%1,616,205
40-4437.65.7%557,280
45-4910.11.5%127,329
50-540.60.1%6,192