Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1966

Guinea-Bissau
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.98
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.98 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 22,659 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
22,659
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
566,908
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
10-1412.41.0%392
15-19107.09.0%2,537
20-24234.519.7%4,524
25-29260.721.8%4,830
30-34235.619.7%4,675
35-39182.515.3%3,301
40-44114.89.6%1,797
45-4943.13.6%572
50-543.00.2%33