Fertility in Gabon, 2001

Gabon
2001
Total fertility rate: 4.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Gabon was 4.42 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (192 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 43,515 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
43,515
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.8
Population
1,309,589
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
10-149.01.0%726
15-19127.114.4%8,979
20-24185.321.0%11,000
25-29192.321.8%9,447
30-34176.520.0%7,181
35-39122.813.9%4,201
40-4460.96.9%1,746
45-499.41.1%228
50-540.30.0%7