Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1978

Guinea-Bissau
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.32
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.32 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 35,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
35,889
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
791,694
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
10-1412.81.0%542
15-19116.09.2%4,521
20-24248.619.6%9,155
25-29275.821.8%8,756
30-34250.019.7%6,211
35-39192.915.2%3,885
40-44121.49.6%2,118
45-4945.83.6%667
50-543.20.3%37