Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1973

Guinea-Bissau
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.10
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.10 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 23,163 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
23,163
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
592,808
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
10-1412.91.1%515
15-19109.29.0%3,564
20-24237.719.6%5,529
25-29266.021.9%4,431
30-34240.019.8%3,485
35-39184.715.2%3,026
40-44116.99.6%1,939
45-4943.83.6%635
50-543.00.3%38