Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1997

Equatorial Guinea
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.94 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 26,391 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
26,391
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
616,893
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
10-1419.21.6%661
15-19189.316.0%5,020
20-24256.221.6%6,040
25-29242.220.4%5,447
30-34208.317.6%4,466
35-39166.114.0%3,154
40-4483.47.0%1,325
45-4920.91.8%265
50-541.10.1%11