Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1971

Guyana
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.26
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 5.26 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 26,080 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
26,080
Births per 1,000 people
36.6
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
712,662
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
10-141.60.2%82
15-19116.411.1%4,914
20-24296.828.3%9,136
25-29256.524.4%5,634
30-34192.418.3%3,438
35-39131.312.5%2,117
40-4447.34.5%673
45-496.60.6%82
50-540.20.0%2