Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1966

Guyana
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.02
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 6.02 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 25,429 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
25,429
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
648,646
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
10-142.30.2%103
15-19126.810.6%4,313
20-24318.426.6%7,828
25-29305.625.5%5,984
30-34235.919.7%4,088
35-39151.112.6%2,332
40-4450.84.2%693
45-497.70.6%86
50-540.30.0%2