Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guinea-Bissau, 2014

Guinea-Bissau
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.79
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The total fertility rate of Guinea-Bissau was 4.79 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 62,847 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.79
Births
62,847
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
1,741,122
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
10-144.00.4%421
15-19102.410.7%9,499
20-24194.020.2%15,554
25-29205.921.5%14,427
30-34187.119.5%11,156
35-39142.914.9%7,193
40-4483.18.7%3,393
45-4937.33.9%1,139
50-542.50.3%64