Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2039

Western Africa
2039
Total fertility rate: 3.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 3.26 children per woman in 2039 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 16,675,576 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.26
Births
16,675,576
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
617,546,098
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%35,315
15-1962.79.6%1,943,442
20-24155.323.7%4,645,494
25-29162.524.8%4,478,626
30-34138.521.2%3,235,577
35-3987.513.4%1,646,550
40-4436.75.6%558,382
45-499.71.5%126,087
50-540.60.1%6,111