Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1979

Equatorial Guinea
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.82 children per woman in 1979 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 12,003 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
12,003
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
279,846
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
10-1412.61.1%202
15-19156.313.4%2,136
20-24274.523.6%3,320
25-29257.422.1%2,796
30-34207.117.8%1,770
35-39156.713.5%1,151
40-4473.96.4%483
45-4923.22.0%138
50-541.40.1%6