Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2007

Guinea-Bissau
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.37
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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.37 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 58,062 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.37
Births
58,062
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
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
1,450,986
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
10-1410.31.0%931
15-19115.410.7%9,039
20-24208.819.4%14,337
25-29222.120.7%12,777
30-34209.319.5%10,451
35-39164.515.3%6,312
40-4497.49.1%2,952
45-4943.24.0%1,189
50-543.10.3%73