Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1996

Guinea-Bissau
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.14
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.14 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 50,171 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
50,171
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
1,143,535
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
10-1413.11.1%964
15-19120.29.8%7,468
20-24230.918.8%12,454
25-29265.021.6%10,897
30-34241.119.6%8,228
35-39184.115.0%5,798
40-44120.79.8%3,288
45-4950.34.1%1,024
50-543.60.3%52