Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2004

Guinea-Bissau
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.50
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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.50 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (229 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 55,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.50
Births
55,063
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
1,349,562
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
10-1412.51.1%1,048
15-19118.510.8%8,787
20-24211.519.2%13,464
25-29228.820.8%12,415
30-34214.119.5%9,514
35-39165.715.1%5,575
40-4499.59.0%2,941
45-4946.54.2%1,243
50-543.40.3%74