Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1997

Guinea-Bissau
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 6.06 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 50,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
50,846
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
1,165,545
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
10-1413.21.1%984
15-19122.810.1%7,772
20-24228.818.9%12,696
25-29259.721.4%11,167
30-34236.119.5%8,123
35-39180.314.9%5,695
40-44117.39.7%3,274
45-4950.34.2%1,081
50-543.60.3%56