Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1957

Guinea-Bissau
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.90 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 25,790 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
25,790
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
569,742
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%356
15-19108.39.2%2,676
20-24232.519.7%5,832
25-29257.121.7%6,198
30-34232.719.7%5,005
35-39179.915.2%3,328
40-44113.29.6%1,803
45-4942.73.6%564
50-543.10.3%30