Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1972

Equatorial Guinea
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.80
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.80 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 13,303 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
13,303
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
309,468
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
10-1412.31.1%213
15-19145.012.5%2,280
20-24273.923.6%3,728
25-29258.722.3%2,851
30-34208.618.0%2,021
35-39159.913.8%1,412
40-4478.76.8%630
45-4922.11.9%157
50-541.30.1%8