Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1998

Guinea-Bissau
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.97 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 51,315 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
51,315
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,187,473
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%992
15-19123.010.3%7,972
20-24226.118.9%12,772
25-29254.421.3%11,437
30-34232.119.4%8,100
35-39177.414.9%5,602
40-44114.59.6%3,252
45-4950.24.2%1,132
50-543.70.3%58