Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1968

Guyana
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.75
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 5.75 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 25,663 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.75
Births
25,663
Births per 1,000 people
38.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
676,160
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
10-141.70.1%80
15-19120.710.5%4,533
20-24305.726.7%8,149
25-29296.925.9%6,009
30-34219.419.2%3,844
35-39144.812.6%2,285
40-4448.34.2%672
45-497.50.7%88
50-540.30.0%2