Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1962

Guinea-Bissau
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.94 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 26,299 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
26,299
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
589,474
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%346
15-19108.99.1%2,734
20-24234.119.7%5,716
25-29259.021.7%6,445
30-34234.619.7%5,263
35-39181.215.2%3,402
40-44114.59.6%1,794
45-4942.73.6%567
50-543.00.3%33