Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1988

Guinea-Bissau
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.69
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.69 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 44,111 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
44,111
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
942,061
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%772
15-19119.68.9%5,756
20-24263.019.6%9,921
25-29292.121.8%10,298
30-34264.519.8%8,657
35-39205.115.3%5,445
40-44130.09.7%2,496
45-4948.43.6%725
50-543.30.2%41