Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1972

Guinea-Bissau
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.08
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.08 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 22,647 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
22,647
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
586,620
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
10-1412.71.1%499
15-19108.79.0%3,385
20-24236.919.6%5,173
25-29265.221.9%4,288
30-34239.119.8%3,588
35-39184.315.2%3,133
40-44116.79.6%1,918
45-4943.63.6%626
50-543.00.3%37