Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1972

Guyana
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.08
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 5.08 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 26,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.08
Births
26,070
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
721,617
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
10-141.80.2%91
15-19118.011.6%5,089
20-24289.728.6%9,315
25-29242.523.9%5,488
30-34185.118.3%3,337
35-39124.012.2%2,002
40-4446.74.6%668
45-496.30.6%79
50-540.20.0%1