Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1976

Guyana
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.28
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 4.28 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 25,019 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
25,019
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
752,253
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
10-142.30.3%121
15-19111.913.1%5,102
20-24251.029.3%9,303
25-29205.924.0%5,467
30-34149.317.4%2,891
35-3995.211.1%1,547
40-4435.14.1%516
45-495.60.7%71
50-540.20.0%2