Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2011

Guinea-Bissau
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.07
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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 5.07 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 61,137 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.07
Births
61,137
Births per 1,000 people
38.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,608,076
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
10-145.80.6%567
15-19110.410.9%9,500
20-24200.119.7%14,965
25-29212.821.0%13,838
30-34197.819.5%10,724
35-39155.715.3%7,224
40-4489.88.9%3,131
45-4939.63.9%1,124
50-542.60.3%67