Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1974

Guinea-Bissau
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.12
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.12 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 23,777 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
23,777
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
613,338
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
10-1413.11.1%527
15-19109.79.0%3,745
20-24238.719.6%5,928
25-29267.021.9%4,578
30-34241.219.8%3,454
35-39185.315.2%2,913
40-44117.09.6%1,947
45-4944.03.6%646
50-543.00.3%39