Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1985

Guinea-Bissau
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.74
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.74 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 43,159 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
43,159
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
897,698
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
10-1412.30.9%691
15-19120.99.0%5,098
20-24265.619.7%9,869
25-29294.221.8%10,674
30-34266.619.8%8,592
35-39206.715.3%5,063
40-44130.49.7%2,399
45-4948.73.6%731
50-543.40.2%41