Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1956

Guinea-Bissau
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.89
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.89 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 25,672 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
25,672
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
566,970
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
10-1412.51.1%351
15-19108.29.2%2,673
20-24232.219.7%5,808
25-29256.921.8%6,109
30-34232.519.7%4,999
35-39179.715.2%3,325
40-44113.29.6%1,817
45-4942.83.6%560
50-543.10.3%29