Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Equatorial Guinea, 1998

Equatorial Guinea
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.91
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 5.91 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 27,114 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
27,114
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
641,474
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
10-1419.91.7%730
15-19189.516.0%5,235
20-24255.421.6%6,207
25-29240.320.3%5,512
30-34205.617.4%4,515
35-39165.814.0%3,256
40-4483.17.0%1,372
45-4920.61.7%276
50-541.10.1%11