Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Africa, 2041

Western Africa
2041
Total fertility rate: 3.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Africa is projected at 3.16 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 16,758,997 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.16
Births
16,758,997
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
639,408,831
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
10-141.00.2%32,450
15-1959.99.5%1,910,682
20-24151.023.8%4,556,149
25-29158.225.0%4,522,604
30-34134.521.2%3,332,296
35-3984.213.3%1,707,851
40-4435.05.5%567,015
45-499.11.4%124,011
50-540.50.1%5,947