Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1979

Guinea-Bissau
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.40
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.40 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 39,193 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
39,193
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
819,867
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
10-1412.41.0%559
15-19117.49.1%4,593
20-24252.219.6%9,639
25-29279.421.8%9,817
30-34253.319.7%7,172
35-39195.715.2%4,404
40-44123.49.6%2,284
45-4946.53.6%688
50-543.30.3%37