Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1953

Guinea-Bissau
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.90 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 25,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
25,362
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
557,625
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
10-1412.71.1%348
15-19108.59.2%2,691
20-24231.919.6%5,638
25-29257.021.7%5,963
30-34232.719.7%4,972
35-39179.615.2%3,372
40-44113.69.6%1,827
45-4943.43.7%529
50-542.80.2%27