Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1981

Guinea-Bissau
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.57
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.57 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 41,085 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
41,085
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
842,432
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
10-1412.20.9%580
15-19120.49.1%4,726
20-24259.019.7%9,964
25-29286.821.8%10,452
30-34260.119.7%7,737
35-39201.015.3%4,568
40-44126.79.6%2,313
45-4947.73.6%705
50-543.30.3%38