Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1988

Equatorial Guinea
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.98
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.98 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 20,541 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
20,541
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
439,651
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
10-1414.81.2%340
15-19178.714.9%3,651
20-24271.322.6%5,332
25-29256.621.4%4,672
30-34213.517.8%3,397
35-39162.013.5%2,168
40-4477.76.5%781
45-4922.51.9%188
50-541.20.1%9