Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1996

Equatorial Guinea
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.96
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.96 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 25,712 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
25,712
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
593,492
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
10-1418.81.6%607
15-19189.215.9%4,831
20-24257.021.6%5,899
25-29244.120.5%5,396
30-34210.717.7%4,407
35-39165.713.9%3,038
40-4483.27.0%1,273
45-4921.31.8%254
50-541.10.1%11