Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1978

Guyana
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.97
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 3.97 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 24,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
24,495
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
764,586
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
10-142.50.3%132
15-19108.513.7%5,059
20-24233.729.4%8,987
25-29190.924.0%5,552
30-34136.017.1%2,813
35-3986.110.8%1,423
40-4431.64.0%463
45-495.20.7%66
50-540.20.0%2