Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1987

Guinea-Bissau
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.72 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 43,768 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
43,768
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
926,862
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
10-1412.50.9%747
15-19120.08.9%5,510
20-24264.419.7%9,843
25-29293.221.8%10,436
30-34265.619.8%8,683
35-39206.015.3%5,330
40-44130.39.7%2,452
45-4948.53.6%725
50-543.30.2%42