Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 1999

Guinea-Bissau
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.87
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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.87 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 51,724 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
51,724
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,210,206
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%1,010
15-19123.310.5%8,216
20-24222.919.0%12,734
25-29248.621.2%11,677
30-34227.719.4%8,141
35-39174.214.8%5,504
40-44111.59.5%3,208
45-4949.84.2%1,170
50-543.70.3%62