Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2002

Guinea-Bissau
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.63
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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.63 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 53,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.63
Births
53,588
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
1,289,307
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
10-1413.11.2%1,061
15-19123.611.0%8,807
20-24214.919.1%12,908
25-29233.520.7%12,228
30-34218.119.3%8,814
35-39167.814.9%5,396
40-44104.19.2%3,053
45-4948.54.3%1,252
50-543.60.3%72