Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1958

Guinea-Bissau
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.90 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 25,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
25,919
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
572,423
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
10-1412.91.1%361
15-19108.49.2%2,685
20-24232.819.7%5,840
25-29257.421.7%6,296
30-34233.019.7%5,020
35-39180.215.2%3,334
40-44113.39.6%1,786
45-4942.73.6%566
50-543.10.3%32