Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Gabon, 1982

Gabon
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Gabon was 5.74 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 30,794 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
30,794
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.1
Population
789,286
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
10-1416.81.5%720
15-19167.214.6%6,019
20-24250.921.9%7,707
25-29231.820.2%6,169
30-34214.218.7%4,997
35-39166.714.5%3,388
40-4482.57.2%1,516
45-4915.71.4%269
50-540.70.1%11