Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1971

Guinea-Bissau
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.06 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 23,174 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
23,174
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
586,220
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
10-1412.61.0%483
15-19108.59.0%3,292
20-24236.619.6%5,133
25-29264.321.9%4,471
30-34238.419.7%3,902
35-39184.015.2%3,305
40-44116.49.6%1,927
45-4943.53.6%627
50-543.00.3%37