Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1968

Guinea-Bissau
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.01 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 22,419 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
22,419
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
578,170
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
10-1412.51.0%428
15-19106.78.9%2,778
20-24235.519.7%4,617
25-29261.821.9%4,442
30-34236.319.7%4,350
35-39183.115.3%3,344
40-44115.39.6%1,828
45-4943.33.6%595
50-543.00.2%35