Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2006

Guinea-Bissau
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.41
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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.41 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 56,970 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
56,970
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,415,302
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
10-1411.31.0%999
15-19115.810.7%8,899
20-24209.419.4%14,052
25-29223.620.7%12,566
30-34211.319.5%10,211
35-39164.915.2%6,021
40-4498.49.1%2,944
45-4944.14.1%1,206
50-543.20.3%73