Total Fertility Rates of Western African Countries
Births per woman for the 3 years prior to the survey
Total Fertility Rates of Western African Countries | Births per woman for the 3 years prior to the survey | (Ghana 2008 DHS, 4) (Benin 2011-12 DHS, 4.9) (Cote d’Ivoire 2011-12 DHS, 5) (Senegal 2010-11 DHS, 5) (Sierra Leone 2008 DHS, 5.1) (Liberia 2007 DHS, 5.2) (Nigeria 2013 DHS, 5.5) (Burkina Faso 2010 DHS, 6) (Mali 2006 DHS, 6.6) (Niger 2012 DHS, 7.6)
Women in Nigeria have an average of 5.5 children. TFR in Western African countries ranges from 4.0 in Ghana to 7.6 in Niger.
Women in Nigeria have an average of 5.5 children.