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🗺️ Net Reproduction Rate of Western Africa

1.93
Net Reproduction Rate
34.91
Crude Birth Rate
15,746,270
Overall Births

The current net reproduction rate of Western Africa is 1.9345 female births per woman. A -1.09% decrease from 2023, when the net reproduction rate was 1.9559 female births per woman. In the future, Western Africa's fertility rate is projected to decrease to 0.9548 female childern born per woman, by the year 2100. A total decrease of the net reproduction rate of Western Africa's by -50.64% from today's standard.

Historic Population Net Reproduction Rate of Western Africa (1950-2024)

Western Africa has seen an increase of the net reproduction rate since the 1950's. From 1.7025 to 1.9345 births per woman, an increase of 13.63% in total.

Year Net Reproduction Rate Crude Birth Rate Overall Births
1950 1.7025 47.002 3,302,510
1951 1.7132 47.15 3,376,460
1952 1.7232 47.189 3,445,387
1953 1.74 47.31 3,521,833
1954 1.7521 47.386 3,595,803
1955 1.7676 47.475 3,673,676
1956 1.7813 47.576 3,755,155
1957 1.7951 47.637 3,836,155
1958 1.8037 47.692 3,919,176
1959 1.8174 47.733 4,001,568
1960 1.8308 47.816 4,093,694
1961 1.8469 47.895 4,189,957
1962 1.8601 47.993 4,289,295
1963 1.8776 47.981 4,382,311
1964 1.8943 47.949 4,476,442
1965 1.9065 47.891 4,570,539
1966 1.9182 47.85 4,670,713
1967 1.9202 47.823 4,773,351
1968 1.9461 47.807 4,881,425
1969 1.9592 47.789 4,993,061
1970 1.9797 47.777 5,109,200
1971 2.01 47.887 5,246,033
1972 2.0462 47.895 5,373,961
1973 2.0813 47.966 5,517,502
1974 2.1252 48.192 5,687,424
1975 2.1714 48.306 5,855,630
1976 2.2147 48.246 6,011,827
1977 2.2589 48.342 6,192,199
1978 2.2953 48.412 6,381,305
1979 2.3105 48.282 6,550,012
1980 2.3187 48.074 6,712,705
1981 2.3222 47.822 6,875,013
1982 2.3232 47.5 7,026,041
1983 2.3229 47.276 7,195,398
1984 2.31 46.818 7,303,921
1985 2.2937 46.292 7,421,806
1986 2.2768 45.742 7,530,627
1987 2.2682 45.275 7,651,975
1988 2.2619 44.886 7,788,682
1989 2.2573 44.817 7,988,525
1990 2.2453 44.548 8,157,025
1991 2.2294 44.355 8,323,281
1992 2.2166 44.161 8,503,615
1993 2.2032 44.031 8,706,251
1994 2.1789 43.869 8,900,342
1995 2.1656 43.666 9,089,641
1996 2.1509 43.406 9,273,444
1997 2.1375 43.15 9,458,543
1998 2.1247 42.947 9,670,996
1999 2.1384 43.122 9,973,982
2000 2.1547 43.191 10,258,625
2001 2.1604 43.076 10,513,016
2002 2.1656 42.928 10,771,522
2003 2.1708 42.721 11,020,685
2004 2.1691 42.425 11,245,759
2005 2.1815 42.34 11,537,415
2006 2.1905 42.099 11,793,795
2007 2.194 41.83 12,046,257
2008 2.1942 41.638 12,327,917
2009 2.1965 41.372 12,592,106
2010 2.1903 41.069 12,848,788
2011 2.1858 40.761 13,110,364
2012 2.1706 40.286 13,323,115
2013 2.1521 39.729 13,499,376
2014 2.1316 39.205 13,683,480
2015 2.1163 38.718 13,879,797
2016 2.1 38.244 14,074,814
2017 2.0799 37.718 14,252,546
2018 2.0607 37.295 14,467,838
2019 2.0455 36.873 14,676,305
2020 2.0307 36.467 14,886,702
2021 2.0079 36.096 15,113,190
2022 1.9797 35.628 15,292,397
2023 1.9559 35.252 15,511,400
2024 1.9345 34.912 15,746,270

Future Population Net Reproduction Rate of Western Africa (2024-2100)

Western Africa's negative downward trend in net reproduction rate is set to decrease even further in the future. From 1.9345 to an average of 0.9548 children born per woman. An additional decrease of -50.64% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Net Reproduction Rate Crude Birth Rate Overall Births
2024 1.9345 34.912 15,746,270
2025 1.9082 34.519 15,955,307
2026 1.8827 34.134 16,165,009
2027 1.8574 33.763 16,377,423
2028 1.832 33.391 16,586,349
2029 1.8095 33.072 16,818,381
2030 1.7804 32.629 16,982,193
2031 1.7563 32.274 17,187,303
2032 1.7298 31.868 17,359,129
2033 1.7045 31.475 17,532,018
2034 1.6804 31.086 17,700,817
2035 1.653 30.634 17,825,471
2036 1.628 30.214 17,959,812
2037 1.6058 29.841 18,114,660
2038 1.5847 29.474 18,265,908
2039 1.5597 29.028 18,359,210
2040 1.5371 28.62 18,466,850
2041 1.5184 28.268 18,602,580
2042 1.4938 27.811 18,657,948
2043 1.4751 27.452 18,769,978
2044 1.4571 27.102 18,879,936
2045 1.434 26.656 18,911,673
2046 1.4139 26.259 18,966,352
2047 1.397 25.919 19,053,029
2048 1.38 25.578 19,130,165
2049 1.3618 25.209 19,175,984
2050 1.3481 24.922 19,276,489
2051 1.3283 24.522 19,277,817
2052 1.3109 24.162 19,300,410
2053 1.2934 23.799 19,309,176
2054 1.2776 23.469 19,334,607
2055 1.2653 23.2 19,401,537
2056 1.2537 22.942 19,469,591
2057 1.2402 22.647 19,498,430
2058 1.2245 22.309 19,480,174
2059 1.212 22.028 19,502,251
2060 1.2008 21.767 19,533,221
2061 1.1943 21.589 19,633,777
2062 1.1868 21.388 19,706,830
2063 1.1723 21.06 19,653,412
2064 1.1647 20.851 19,704,241
2065 1.1517 20.546 19,653,674
2066 1.1411 20.281 19,633,038
2067 1.1348 20.09 19,676,743
2068 1.1246 19.828 19,643,277
2069 1.115 19.578 19,612,562
2070 1.1054 19.324 19,568,470
2071 1.0972 19.095 19,541,544
2072 1.0935 18.942 19,586,994
2073 1.0866 18.735 19,568,899
2074 1.0791 18.514 19,529,114
2075 1.0701 18.27 19,455,989
2076 1.0643 18.083 19,436,491
2077 1.057 17.869 19,380,645
2078 1.0509 17.677 19,341,667
2079 1.0467 17.52 19,334,107
2080 1.04 17.325 19,276,611
2081 1.0352 17.162 19,249,672
2082 1.0305 17.002 19,219,862
2083 1.024 16.813 19,148,963
2084 1.0202 16.672 19,128,911
2085 1.0143 16.497 19,062,384
2086 1.0078 16.317 18,982,327
2087 1.0031 16.168 18,933,785
2088 0.9992 16.032 18,894,020
2089 0.9938 15.875 18,823,651
2090 0.99 15.743 18,778,572
2091 0.9866 15.619 18,737,671
2092 0.9834 15.502 18,699,331
2093 0.9782 15.352 18,617,127
2094 0.9759 15.25 18,587,240
2095 0.9702 15.097 18,490,913
2096 0.9687 15.005 18,466,001
2097 0.9631 14.856 18,363,459
2098 0.961 14.759 18,323,249
2099 0.9582 14.652 18,265,835
2100 0.9548 14.538 18,195,068

How is Net Reproduction Rate calculated?

Population Net Reproduction Rate Formula

Total Net Reproduction Rate = (Sum of ASFR x 5 ) / 1,000

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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