Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2003

Guinea-Bissau
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.58
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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.58 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 54,461 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
54,461
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
1,318,806
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
10-1412.91.2%1,067
15-19122.411.0%8,895
20-24213.419.1%13,175
25-29231.720.8%12,385
30-34216.219.4%9,164
35-39166.614.9%5,455
40-44101.79.1%2,994
45-4947.54.3%1,253
50-543.50.3%73