Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1954

Guinea-Bissau
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.89
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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.89 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 25,460 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
25,460
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
560,978
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
10-1412.61.1%349
15-19108.59.2%2,683
20-24231.919.6%5,703
25-29256.821.7%5,989
30-34232.519.7%4,985
35-39179.515.2%3,351
40-44113.59.6%1,830
45-4943.23.7%544
50-542.90.2%28